dustcloth

[duhst-klawth, -kloth]

noun

plural

dustcloths 

1. a soft, absorbent cloth used for dusting.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dustcloth¹

First recorded in 1720–30; dust + cloth

Example Sentences

At the top, two small pieces of dustcloth, cut into ears and glued in place.

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She took a dustcloth and the vacuum and went into the living room.

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One cold afternoon Mrs. Little was shaking her dustcloth out of the window when she noticed a small bird lying on the windowsill, apparently dead.

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She dropped her dustcloth to a chair, scanning his face intently.

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As she went back up the yard she saw Mrs. Pinkney, with her head tied up with a towel, shaking a dustcloth at one of her front windows.

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