grasscloth

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noun
Definitions
  • A wall covering made from the fibres of jute, rushes or other grasses.
  • Any of various coarse cloths, the fibre of which is rarely that of a grass; especially, the Chinese summer-cloth made from ramie, Boehmeria nivea, properly a nettle.

Etymology

Compound from English grass + English cloth.

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English

cloth

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