Etymology
Origin of floorcloth
Example Sentences
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Linoleum, a floorcloth, being a composition of cork and linseed oil with chloride of silver.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
Every night, they decided, they must dig a large pit and cover it as best they could with their floorcloth.
From The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition by Turley, Charles
The wind fell at noon on the following day, and the wretched travelers then crept from their icy nests, spread the floorcloth over their heads, and lit their primus.
From The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition by Turley, Charles
The house is small, and has been elegantly fitted up; in the gardens were some detached and pleasant apartments, constructed with floorcloth of Kensington manufacture.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 570, October 13, 1832 by Various
They decided that they must dig a large pit nightly and cover it as best they could with their floorcloth.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon
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