DISHCLOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dishcloth mean? 

• DISHCLOTH (noun)
  The noun DISHCLOTH has 1 sense:

1. a cloth for washing dishes

  Familiarity information: DISHCLOTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISHCLOTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cloth for washing dishes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dishcloth; dishrag

Hypernyms ("dishcloth" is a kind of...):

piece of cloth; piece of material (a separate part consisting of fabric)

 Context examples 

Brooms and dishcloths never could be as distasteful as they once had been, for Beth had presided over both, and something of her housewifely spirit seemed to linger around the little mop and the old brush, never thrown away.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

I also doubt if any young matron ever began life with so rich a supply of dusters, holders, and piece bags, for Beth made enough to last till the silver wedding came round, and invented three different kinds of dishcloths for the express service of the bridal china.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)