| 单词 | sponge cloth |
| 释义 | > as lemmassponge cloth sponge cloth n. (a) (see quots.); (b) a thin piece of spongy material used for cleaning; (c) a type of cotton fabric (see quot. 1957). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > wiping > [noun] > sponging > sponge spongec1000 water sponge1497 mop1838 sponge cloth1862 Turkey sponge1902 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > coarse humhum1620 Surat1643 negannepaut1725 drill1743 cottonade1803 manta1848 sponge cloth1862 cotton drill1899 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > instrument for cleaning bore moppet1512 scouring-stick1577 scourer1591 spongea1625 scouring-rod1697 sponge-staff1772 gun-brush1799 fire-swab1813 wiping-stick1817 wiper1826 washing-rod1850 sponge cloth1862 swab1863 wiping-rod1875 1862 Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 3643 Patent sponge cloths for cleaning machinery and fire-arms. 1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) 397/1 Sponge Cloth, a peculiar kind of cloth, moist with oil; it is used to clean the screws of Armstrong guns. 1902 D. Salomons in A. C. Harmsworth et al. Motors & Motor-driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) vi. 93 Sponge cloths are a desirable accessory for cleaning and for polishing up. 1919 Queen 26 July 138 White sponge cloth is the thing for this new coat and skirt. 1923 Daily Mail 5 Feb. 13 For the opening of the Tennis Season, nothing looks nicer than plain Sponge Cloth. 1957 M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 318/2 Sponge cloth... Cotton fabric of coarse yarn woven in honeycomb weave to produce open spongy effect. 1976 ‘W. Trevor’ Children of Dynmouth iii. 58 Timothy rinsed the sponge-cloth he was using, squeezing it out in his bowl of dirty water. He wiped the inside of the oven..and closed the door. < as lemmas |
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