dishcloth

[ dish-klawth, -kloth ]

/ ˈdɪʃˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

noun, plural dish·cloths [dish-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths]. /ˈdɪʃˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/.

a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.

Also British, dish·clout

[dish-klout]. /ˈdɪʃˌklaʊt/.

Origin of dishcloth

First recorded in 1820–30; dish + cloth

Words nearby dishcloth

dish antenna, disharmonic, disharmonious, disharmonize, disharmony, dishcloth, dishcloth gourd, dishdasha, dishearten, dished, dishelm

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Example sentences from the Web for dishcloth

When a plastic board becomes scraggly enough to snag your dishcloth when you wash it, throw it out.
The Dirty Truth About Cutting Boards|Chad Ward|September 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
There was a basin of dirty water beneath the table, with the dishcloth slopping over on the ground.
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown
He wrung out his dishcloth now and hung it on a nail, then eyed the bed in the end of the cabin disapprovingly.
The Man from the Bitter Roots|Caroline Lockhart
Mind you strain the milk the first thing to-morrow, and wring out the dishcloth when you're through with it.
Nine Little Goslings|Susan Coolidge

He paddled ashore and hopped, dripping like a dishcloth, alongside the truck wagon.
Cape Cod Stories|Joseph C. Lincoln
I did so, chose a dishcloth, and started to dry a pyramid of wet plates.
Observations of an Orderly|Ward Muir

British Dictionary definitions for dishcloth

dishcloth

/ (ˈdɪʃˌklɒθ) /

noun

a cloth or rag for washing or drying dishesAlso called (dialect): dishclout (ˈdɪʃˌkluːt)

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单词	dishcloth
释义	dishcloth [ dish-klawth, -kloth ] / ˈdɪʃˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ / noun, plural dish·cloths [dish-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths]. /ˈdɪʃˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/. a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag. Also British, dish·clout [dish-klout]. /ˈdɪʃˌklaʊt/. Origin of dishcloth First recorded in 1820–30; dish + cloth Words nearby dishcloth dish antenna, disharmonic, disharmonious, disharmonize, disharmony, dishcloth, dishcloth gourd, dishdasha, dishearten, dished, dishelm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dishcloth When a plastic board becomes scraggly enough to snag your dishcloth when you wash it, throw it out. The Dirty Truth About Cutting Boards\|Chad Ward\|September 1, 2009\|DAILY BEAST There was a basin of dirty water beneath the table, with the dishcloth slopping over on the ground. The House with the Green Shutters\|George Douglas Brown He wrung out his dishcloth now and hung it on a nail, then eyed the bed in the end of the cabin disapprovingly. The Man from the Bitter Roots\|Caroline Lockhart Mind you strain the milk the first thing to-morrow, and wring out the dishcloth when you're through with it. Nine Little Goslings\|Susan Coolidge He paddled ashore and hopped, dripping like a dishcloth, alongside the truck wagon. Cape Cod Stories\|Joseph C. Lincoln I did so, chose a dishcloth, and started to dry a pyramid of wet plates. Observations of an Orderly\|Ward Muir British Dictionary definitions for dishcloth dishcloth / (ˈdɪʃˌklɒθ) / noun a cloth or rag for washing or drying dishesAlso called (dialect): dishclout (ˈdɪʃˌkluːt) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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