Meanings of floorcloth in English

Reeve fished around in his pocket and took out the frayed floorcloth.

Each tent has a waterproof floorcloth, to keep the dampness out.

This we commandeered as a yard for a floorcloth sail.

I threw the floorcloth over the coffee puddle, the empty cans and eggshells into the pail.

They decided that they must dig a large pit nightly and cover it as best they could with their floorcloth.

Every night, they decided, they must dig a large pit and cover it as best they could with their floorcloth.

She rose quietly and washed out her floorcloth, and stood drying her hands on the roller towel which hung on the kitchen door.

Dark drops fell on the floorcloth one after another, with a sound of ticking growing fast and furious like the pulse of an insane clock.

The floorcloths are irreproachable, the marble-painted walls are unadorned with a single picture.

Whitewash, paint, floorcloths, dusters, wash leathers, and sundry other articles in the curriculum of scrubbers, renovators, and purifiers are needed.

"We always lay down an ancient floorcloth in the bay window before the boys come home," said Carey, laughing.