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mudcloth

mudcloth noun: a hand-made Malian cotton fabric, traditionally dyed with fermented mud.

mudcloth: a hand-made Malian cotton fabric, traditionally dyed with fermented mud
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Noun

mudcloth (countable and uncountable, plural mudcloths)

  1. A hand-made Malian cotton fabric, traditionally dyed with fermented mud.
    Synonyms:
    bogolan

Synonyms of mudcloth

Forms of mudcloth

pluralmudcloths
alternative formmud-cloth
alternative formmud cloth

Origin of mudcloth

From mud + cloth.

Questions about mudcloth

What does mudcloth mean?
Mudcloth means a hand-made Malian cotton fabric, traditionally dyed with fermented mud.
What part of speech is mudcloth?
Mudcloth is a noun.
What is the plural of mudcloth?
The plural of mudcloth is mudcloths.

Words near mudcloth in the dictionary

  1. mudcapped
  2. mudcapping
  3. mudcaps
  4. mudcat
  5. mudcats
  6. mudcloth
  7. mudcloths
  8. mudcovered
  9. mudcrab
  10. mudcrabs
  11. mudcrack

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