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dishcloth
(encz) | dishcloth,utěrka n: Zdeněk Brož |
dishcloth
(gcide) | Towel \Tow"el\, n. [OE. towaille, towail, F. touaille, LL.
toacula, of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. dwahila, swahilla, G.
zwehle, fr. OHG. dwahan to wash; akin to D. dwaal a towel,
AS. [thorn]we['a]n to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. [thorn]v[=a],
Sw. tv[*a], Dan. toe, Goth. [thorn]wahan. Cf. Doily.]
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying
anything wet, as the person after a bath.
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Towel gourd (Bot.), the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant
Luffa Aegyptiaca; also, the plant itself. The fruit is
very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds,
is used as a sponge or towel. Called also {Egyptian bath
sponge}, and dishcloth.
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Dishcloth
(gcide) | Dishcloth \Dish"cloth`\ (?; 115), n.
A cloth used for washing dishes.
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dishcloth
(wn) | dishcloth
n 1: a cloth for washing dishes [syn: dishrag, dishcloth] |
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dishcloth gourd
(encz) | dishcloth gourd, n: |
Dishcloth
(gcide) | Towel \Tow"el\, n. [OE. towaille, towail, F. touaille, LL.
toacula, of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. dwahila, swahilla, G.
zwehle, fr. OHG. dwahan to wash; akin to D. dwaal a towel,
AS. [thorn]we['a]n to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. [thorn]v[=a],
Sw. tv[*a], Dan. toe, Goth. [thorn]wahan. Cf. Doily.]
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying
anything wet, as the person after a bath.
[1913 Webster]
Towel gourd (Bot.), the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant
Luffa Aegyptiaca; also, the plant itself. The fruit is
very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds,
is used as a sponge or towel. Called also {Egyptian bath
sponge}, and dishcloth.
[1913 Webster]Dishcloth \Dish"cloth`\ (?; 115), n.
A cloth used for washing dishes.
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dishcloth gourd
(wn) | dishcloth gourd
n 1: any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow
flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the
mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a
sponge [syn: luffa, dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd,
rag gourd, strainer vine] |
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