dishclothn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dish n., cloth n.

Etymology: < dish n. + cloth n. Compare earlier dish-clout n.

A cloth used in the kitchen or scullery for washing dishes, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing table utensils > [noun] > equipment for washing or drying table utensils

water-clothOE

neck towel1493

dish-clout1530

mop1683

bottlebrush1685

rinse1738

tea-cloth1770

dishcloth1828

dish-rag1839

tea-towel1863

dish-towel1869

dish-pan1872

lappie1892

dish-mop1897

washing-up cloth1973

1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale 25/1 Dish-clout, a dish-cloth.

1887 R. Buchanan Heir of Linne i A sort of banner, composed of an old towel or dish-cloth.

Compounds

dishcloth gourd n. the gourd or the plant of any of the species of Luffa, esp. Latin cylindrica, of which the spongy inner portion of the fruit may be used as a cloth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used to scrub or scour > [noun] > loofah plant or fruit

vegetable sponge1837

dish-rag1839

sponge gourd1861

towel-gourd1872

hechima1883

loofah-tree1887

dishcloth gourd1900

wash-gourd-

1900 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: E–M 948/2 Luffa... Dishcloth Gourd. Vegetable Sponge... L. cylindrica... The commonest Dishcloth Gourd.

1963 J. Organ Gourds vii. 93 British seedsmen on the whole restrict themselves to L. cylindrica which is usually listed as Luffa, Dishcloth gourd, or Vegetable Sponge.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	dishcloth
释义	dishclothn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dish n., cloth n. Etymology: < dish n. + cloth n. Compare earlier dish-clout n. A cloth used in the kitchen or scullery for washing dishes, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing table utensils > [noun] > equipment for washing or drying table utensils water-clothOE neck towel1493 dish-clout1530 mop1683 bottlebrush1685 rinse1738 tea-cloth1770 dishcloth1828 dish-rag1839 tea-towel1863 dish-towel1869 dish-pan1872 lappie1892 dish-mop1897 washing-up cloth1973 1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale 25/1 Dish-clout, a dish-cloth. 1887 R. Buchanan Heir of Linne i A sort of banner, composed of an old towel or dish-cloth. Compounds dishcloth gourd n. the gourd or the plant of any of the species of Luffa, esp. Latin cylindrica, of which the spongy inner portion of the fruit may be used as a cloth. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used to scrub or scour > [noun] > loofah plant or fruit vegetable sponge1837 dish-rag1839 sponge gourd1861 towel-gourd1872 hechima1883 loofah-tree1887 dishcloth gourd1900 wash-gourd- 1900 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: E–M 948/2 Luffa... Dishcloth Gourd. Vegetable Sponge... L. cylindrica... The commonest Dishcloth Gourd. 1963 J. Organ Gourds vii. 93 British seedsmen on the whole restrict themselves to L. cylindrica which is usually listed as Luffa, Dishcloth gourd, or Vegetable Sponge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1828
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