hammercloth

[ ham-er-klawth, -kloth ]

/ ˈhæm ərˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

noun, plural ham·mer·cloths [ham-er-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths]. /ˈhæm ərˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/.

a cloth covering for the driver's seat on a horse-drawn carriage.

Origin of hammercloth

1425–75; late Middle English hamerclothe, dissimilated variant of *hamelcloth home-woven cloth, equivalent to hamel domestic (akin to Old Norse heimili homestead) + cloth(e) cloth

Words nearby hammercloth

hammer and sickle, hammer and tongs, hammer away at, hammerbeam, hammer blow, hammercloth, hammer drill, hammered, Hammerfest, hammer finger, hammerhead

Example sentences from the Web for hammercloth

The etymology of this hammercloth, which was simply a covering over the coach-box, seems to have puzzled people considerably.
Carriages & Coaches|Ralph Straus
There is no footboard, whilst a hammercloth for the footman is raised upon scroll ironwork, very well made.
Carriages & Coaches|Ralph Straus
Then, from a lateral path, a closed carriage and pair drove rapidly up to the Hall, and a footman bounced off the hammercloth.
The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns|Arnold Bennett
Hammercloth, ham′ėr-kloth, n. the cloth which covers a coach-box.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

The masses of gold lace by which the hammercloth and the attendants' liveries were ornamented had an extremely rich effect.
Peter Parley's Visit to London|Peter Parley

单词	hammercloth
释义	hammercloth [ ham-er-klawth, -kloth ] / ˈhæm ərˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ / noun, plural ham·mer·cloths [ham-er-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths]. /ˈhæm ərˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/. a cloth covering for the driver's seat on a horse-drawn carriage. Origin of hammercloth 1425–75; late Middle English hamerclothe, dissimilated variant of *hamelcloth home-woven cloth, equivalent to hamel domestic (akin to Old Norse heimili homestead) + cloth(e) cloth Words nearby hammercloth hammer and sickle, hammer and tongs, hammer away at, hammerbeam, hammer blow, hammercloth, hammer drill, hammered, Hammerfest, hammer finger, hammerhead Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hammercloth The etymology of this hammercloth, which was simply a covering over the coach-box, seems to have puzzled people considerably. Carriages & Coaches\|Ralph Straus There is no footboard, whilst a hammercloth for the footman is raised upon scroll ironwork, very well made. Carriages & Coaches\|Ralph Straus Then, from a lateral path, a closed carriage and pair drove rapidly up to the Hall, and a footman bounced off the hammercloth. The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns\|Arnold Bennett Hammercloth, ham′ėr-kloth, n. the cloth which covers a coach-box. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various The masses of gold lace by which the hammercloth and the attendants' liveries were ornamented had an extremely rich effect. Peter Parley's Visit to London\|Peter Parley
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