Dishclout

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dishcloth. obsolete

    "O, he's a lovely gentleman! / Romeo's a dishclout to him: an eagle, madam, / Hath not so green, so quick, so fair an eye / As Paris hath."

Synonyms

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dishcloth

Example

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"O, he's a lovely gentleman! / Romeo's a dishclout to him: an eagle, madam, / Hath not so green, so quick, so fair an eye / As Paris hath."

Etymology

From dish + clout.

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