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floorcloth

floorcloth noun: a cloth, normally of flannel, used for cleaning floors.

Noun

floorcloth (plural floorcloths)

  1. A cloth, normally of flannel, used for cleaning floors.
  2. Material used in place of carpeting for covering floors, such as linoleum or oilcloth.

Forms of floorcloth

pluralfloorcloths
alternative formfloor-cloth

Origin of floorcloth

From floor + cloth.

Questions about floorcloth

What does floorcloth mean?
Floorcloth means a cloth, normally of flannel, used for cleaning floors.
What part of speech is floorcloth?
Floorcloth is a noun.
What is the plural of floorcloth?
The plural of floorcloth is floorcloths.

Words near floorcloth in the dictionary

  1. floorboards
  2. floorbox
  3. floorboxes
  4. floorcare
  5. floorcest
  6. floorcloth
  7. floorcloths
  8. floorcovering
  9. floorcoverings
  10. floordrobe
  11. floordrobes

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