floorcloth

noun

Etymology

From floor + cloth.

  1. derived from *gleyt-
  2. inherited from *klaiþą
  3. inherited from clāþ
  4. inherited from cloth
  5. compounded as floorcloth — “floor + cloth

Definitions

  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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA