grass cloth

or grasscloth

noun

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

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

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Example sentences from the Web for grass cloth

The little gentleman in the grass-cloth duster and velvet skull-cap was chairman of this committee, and he stated its object.
A Romance in Transit|Francis Lynde
Grass-cloth was also sometimes used as a medium of exchange, and prices were quoted in terms of it.
Japan|Various
This he had bound up, whilst swimming, with a strip of his grass-cloth girdle.
Rdan The Devil And Other Stories|Louis Becke
The famous Chinese grass-cloth is manufactured by the old method of hand-looms.
The International Development of China|Sun Yat-sen

Captain Bennett rose, and drew on a grass-cloth coat that showed his suspenders through.
Five Hundred Dollars|Heman White Chaplin

British Dictionary definitions for grass cloth

grass cloth

noun

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

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单词	grass cloth
释义	grass cloth or grasscloth noun a fabric made from tough vegetable fibers, used for table linens, wall coverings, etc. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grass cloth The little gentleman in the grass-cloth duster and velvet skull-cap was chairman of this committee, and he stated its object. A Romance in Transit\|Francis Lynde Grass-cloth was also sometimes used as a medium of exchange, and prices were quoted in terms of it. Japan\|Various This he had bound up, whilst swimming, with a strip of his grass-cloth girdle. Rdan The Devil And Other Stories\|Louis Becke The famous Chinese grass-cloth is manufactured by the old method of hand-looms. The International Development of China\|Sun Yat-sen Captain Bennett rose, and drew on a grass-cloth coat that showed his suspenders through. Five Hundred Dollars\|Heman White Chaplin British Dictionary definitions for grass cloth grass cloth noun a cloth made from plant fibres, such as jute or hemp 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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