Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hand-towel; a handkerchief.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A handkerchief.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
handkerchief . - noun A
washcloth .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
hand + cloth
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Examples
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She cleaned up her latest mess with an olive colored handcloth.
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Zakal coughed into his handcloth again and idly watched the stain spread through the fabric.
The Three-Minute Universe Barbara Paul 1990
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Around the middle of the night, the stains on his handcloth changed from dark green to bright, the color of ad’mallu vine after a rare spell of rain.
The Three-Minute Universe Barbara Paul 1990
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