sponge cloth

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noun

any cloth loosely woven of coarse yarn to produce a spongy look or texture, especially one constructed in honeycomb weave.

ratiné.

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Origin of sponge cloth

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby sponge cloth

spondylosyndesis, sponge, sponge bag, sponge bath, sponge cake, sponge cloth, sponge down, sponged ware, spongefly, sponge iron, sponge on

Example sentences from the Web for sponge cloth

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
The figure enters the elevator and is then seen quickly leaving the mall, black cloth flapping behind it.
Middle East Murder Mystery: Who Killed an American Teacher in Abu Dhabi?|Chris Allbritton|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Waving a silk cloth, he declared, “Gentlemen, I will have this land just as surely as I now have this handkerchief.”
Washington’s Wheeler-Dealer Patriotism|William O’Connor|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No piece of cloth throughout history has sparked more controversy as the veil.
Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the Veil|Manal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Novelty aside, the real question is whether these avowedly chaste men of the cloth are listening.
The Vatican's Same-Sex Synod: The Bishops Hear About Reality. Do They Listen?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
Her eyes were not nearly as soft as they had been, while she picked up the hanging folds of pink cloth, and went on.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Great had been her indignation at the want of respect shown to the Reverend John Dodd's cloth.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Ramona had covered the box with white cloth, and the lace altar-cloth thrown over it fell in folds to the floor.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Aristide called on Madame Coquereau, who entertained him with sweet Frontignan wine, dry sponge cakes and conversation.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for sponge cloth

sponge cloth

noun

any of various porous fabrics, usually made in a loose honeycomb weave

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