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单词 clothes-brush
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clothes-brushn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: clothes n., brush n.2
Etymology: < clothes n. + brush n.2Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈclothes-brush.
A stiff brush used for freeing clothes from dirt or dust.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning of clothes > [noun] > clothes-brush
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velvet-brush1858
1724 Crouch View Brit. Cust. 124 (Chambers) We say a round, a flat, or a square brush, clothes-brush, head-brush, etc.
1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram II. iv. iv. 262 There be summut in it..which smooths a man's heart like a clothes-brush, wipes away the dust and dirt, and sets all the nap right.
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