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dish·cloth
/
ˈdɪʃˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ
/
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[
dish
-klawth, -kloth
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
dish·cloths
/
-ˌklɔðz
,
-ˌklɒðz
,
-ˌklɔθs
,
-ˌklɒθs
/
Show Spelled
[
-klaw
th
z
,
-klo
th
z
,
-klawths
,
-kloths
]
Show IPA
.
a
cloth
for use in washing
dishes
; dishrag.
Also,
British,
dish·clout
/
ˈdɪʃˌklaʊt
/
Show Spelled
[
dish
-klout
]
Show IPA
.
Origin:
1820–30;
dish
+
cloth
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World English Dictionary
dishcloth
(ˈdɪʃˌklɒθ)
—
n
Also called (dialect):
dishclout
a cloth or rag for washing or drying dishes
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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