floorcloth

floor·cloth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [flawr-klawth, -kloth, flohr-]
- /ˈflɔrˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ, ˈfloʊr-/
- /ˈflɔːklɒθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flawr-klawth, -kloth, flohr-]
- /ˈflɔrˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ, ˈfloʊr-/

Definitions of floorcloth word

noun plural floorcloth a cloth for washing or wiping floors. 1
noun plural floorcloth a piece of cloth or the like, as crash, drugget, or linoleum, used with or without a carpet for covering a floor. 1
noun plural floorcloth ground cloth. 1
noun floorcloth A thin canvas rug or similar light floor covering. 1
noun floorcloth a cloth or rag for cleaning a floor 0

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Origin of floorcloth

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1740-50; floor + cloth

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Parts of speech for Floorcloth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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floorcloth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

floorcloth usage trend in Literature

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