sponge cloth

sponge cloth

n (Textiles) any of various porous fabrics, usually made in a loose honeycomb weave

sponge′ cloth`

n. any cloth loosely woven of coarse yarn to produce a spongy look or texture. [1860–65]

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sponge cloth - any soft porous fabric (especially in a loose honeycomb weave)cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"