A towel or cloth for wiping the hands, feet, etc. Obsolete.

a towel worn or carried on or around the neck; (formerly) spec. a cloth for wiping dishes carried by a servant, waiter, etc.

A ‘clout’ or cloth used for washing dishes, etc.; = dishcloth, n. in the wringing of a dish-clout: speedily, immediately.

A dishcloth; a napkin. Cf. dish-mop n. at dish, n. compounds 2. English regional in later use.

A brush with a long handle and cylindrical head, used for cleaning the insides of bottles or similar containers.

Scottish. A small, tied bundle of twigs (esp. of heather) cut evenly across and used for scouring out pots or other vessels. Now historical and rare.

(a) a cloth used for wiping tea-things after washing them; (b) afternoon tea-cloth, a small tablecloth used at afternoon tea.

A cloth used in the kitchen or scullery for washing dishes, etc.

= dishcloth, n.; chiefly U.S. also transferred, the dishcloth gourd.

= tea-cloth n. (a).

= dish-rag n.

a pan in which dishes, etc., are washed.

A dishcloth, a small rag.

a small mop used for washing dishes, etc.

a square of loose-weave fabric for washing dishes, etc.