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  • Then Russell nudged the valuables and Red Cross arm-band to one side to prise with her finger-nail at the flat oil-cloth shape that lay beneath, tugging its corner to work it loose from the jewellery, laying it on the dust-cloth to unfold the wrapping.

    Locked Rooms King, Laurie R. 2005

  • Hammett came out with a bundle in his arms, wrapped in a torn piece of dust-cloth.

    Locked Rooms King, Laurie R. 2005

  • Then Russell nudged the valuables and Red Cross arm-band to one side to prise with her finger-nail at the flat oil-cloth shape that lay beneath, tugging its corner to work it loose from the jewellery, laying it on the dust-cloth to unfold the wrapping.

    Locked Rooms King, Laurie R. 2005

  • Hammett came out with a bundle in his arms, wrapped in a torn piece of dust-cloth.

    Locked Rooms King, Laurie R. 2005

  • She shoved them under the mattress, smoothed over the dust-cloth, and hurried back to the sitting room.

    The Gates Of Sleep Lackey, Mercedes 2002

  • Many romantic incidents have been related of these long months of siege: the stories of the Countess's use of a dust-cloth to repair the damage done by the

    An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) Robert S. Rait

  • 'The keys I shall leave in the cases as I ever have, but never again touch dust-cloth to my fans and patch-boxes!'

    Old Valentines A Love Story Munson Aldrich Havens

  • Presently, the old woman herself came to the window to shake her dust-cloth, standing there a moment, leaning

    The S. W. F. Club Caroline E. Jacobs

  • The things that are highest should be dusted first, and care should be taken to collect all the dust in the dust-cloth.

    Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools Ontario. Ministry of Education

  • The dust-cloth should be dampened before using on all surfaces except the polished furniture and windows.

    Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools Ontario. Ministry of Education

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