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cloth pad

cloth pad noun: a reusable menstrual pad (or, sometimes, pantyliner) made from durable cloth materials and other absorbent fabrics, such as cotton, hemp, polyester and polyurethane laminate.

Noun

cloth pad (plural cloth pads)

  1. A reusable menstrual pad (or, sometimes, pantyliner) made from durable cloth materials and other absorbent fabrics, such as cotton, hemp, polyester and polyurethane laminate.
    • In addition to environmental reasons and the fears of dioxin and TSS, Slayton and others believe cloth pads reduce the incidence of vaginal irritation, yeast and bladder infections.1993 November 11, “Washable pads are available”, in Star Tribune, page 3E
    • For many reasons, including comfort, environmental concerns such as a preference for reusable products, and worries about chemical residues, many of us use modified or alternative products to collect menstrual blood. These include all-cotton (sometimes organic) chlorine-free tampons, chlorine-free...2011 June, Judy Norsigian, Our Bodies, Ourselves, Atria Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 22
    Synonyms:
    mama pad

Examples of cloth pad in a sentence

  • These include all-cotton (sometimes organic) chlorine-free tampons, chlorine-free disposable pads, washable cloth pads, and devices that collect rather than absorb the menstrual fluid.2011 June, Judy Norsigian, Our Bodies, Ourselves, Atria Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 22:
  • From this small practical lab evolved the length, width & thickness of the first cloth pad - MY Pad.2021 September, Anshu Gupta, “Menstruation – A Human Issue”, in Shuchita Chaturvedi, editor, Yojana, volume 65, number 9, page 15:

Synonyms of cloth pad

Forms of cloth pad

pluralcloth pads

Questions about cloth pad

What does cloth pad mean?
Cloth pad means a reusable menstrual pad (or, sometimes, pantyliner) made from durable cloth materials and other absorbent fabrics, such as cotton, hemp, polyester and polyurethane laminate.
How do you use cloth pad in a sentence?
These include all-cotton (sometimes organic) chlorine-free tampons, chlorine-free disposable pads, washable cloth pads, and devices that collect rather than absorb the menstrual fluid.
What part of speech is cloth pad?
Cloth pad is a noun.
What is the plural of cloth pad?
The plural of cloth pad is cloth pads.

Words near cloth pad in the dictionary

  1. cloth halls
  2. cloth nappies
  3. cloth nappy
  4. cloth of gold
  5. cloth of tissue
  6. cloth pad
  7. cloth pads
  8. cloth-eared
  9. cloth-ears
  10. clothback
  11. clothbacks

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