| 单词 | dish-rag |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdish-rag dish-rag n. = dishcloth n.; chiefly U.S. also transferred, the dishcloth gourd. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used to scrub or scour > [noun] > loofah plant or fruit vegetable sponge1837 dish-rag1839 sponge gourd1861 towel-gourd1872 hechima1883 loofah-tree1887 dishcloth gourd1900 wash-gourd- the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing table utensils > [noun] > equipment for washing or drying table utensils water-clothOE neck towel1493 dish-clout1530 mop1683 bottlebrush1685 rinse1738 tea-cloth1770 dishcloth1828 dish-rag1839 tea-towel1863 dish-towel1869 dish-pan1872 lappie1892 dish-mop1897 washing-up cloth1973 1839 Southern Literary Messenger 5 329/2 When he landed he lay there as limber as a dish-rag. 1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It iv. 44 It really pretended to be tea, but there was too much dish-rag and sand, and old bacon-rind in it. 1890 Cent. Dict. at Sponge-gourd Vegetable sponge or dish-rag. 1904 N.Y. Tribune 22 May A novel enterprise, that of raising dishrags, is being exploited by a number of Southern California horticulturists. 1939 D. Thomas Map of Love 21 The horrid Woe drip from the dish-rag hands. < as lemmas |
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