grass cloth

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noun

a fabric made from tough vegetable fibers, used for table linens, wall coverings, etc.

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Also called Canton linen, China grass cloth.

Origin of grass cloth

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby grass cloth

grasping, grasp reflex, grass, grass box, grass carp, grass cloth, grass court, grasscutter, Grasse, grasserie, grass family

How to use grass cloth in a sentence

No chickens, tiny prints, borders, or faux grass cloth are in sight.
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The one caveat: Asprey advises only buying butter made from grass-fed or pastured cows.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food|DailyBurn|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Paper and cloth are cheap, what people are paying for is the story.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A tugboat improbably sits high on the bank, obscured by tall grass, a broken oil rig hangs over the water nearby.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The figure enters the elevator and is then seen quickly leaving the mall, black cloth flapping behind it.
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Thus far, the most talked-about Green Friday hotspot is Denver dispensary the Grass Station.
Colorado Weed Dispensaries Celebrate ‘Green Friday’|Abby Haglage|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
She threw out her arms as if swimming when she walked, beating the tall grass as one strikes out in the water.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The weed growing over every water, and at the bank of the river, shall be pulled up before all grass.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
He thrust the Cardinal's mantle into it, and stood over the smouldering cloth, till the whole was consumed to ashes.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

British Dictionary definitions for grass cloth

grass cloth

noun

a cloth made from plant fibres, such as jute or hemp

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