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a fabric made from tough vegetable fibers, used for table linens, wall coverings, etc. Also, grasscloth. Also called Canton linen, China grass cloth.[1850-55]
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Grass cloth — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grass cloth — n. a cloth made of plant fibers, as of jute or hemp … English World dictionary
Grass-cloth — Grass cloth, Chinagras, s. Ramie … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
grass cloth — grass′ cloth n. tex a loosely woven fabric made from vegetable fibers … From formal English to slang
grass cloth — noun Etymology: translation of Chinese (Pekingese) hsia4 pu4 : a lustrous, plain, and usually loosely woven textile made chiefly in the Orient from various grass or other vegetable fibers and used chiefly for garments and table linens; especially … Useful english dictionary
Grass-cloth plant — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grass cloth — /ˈgras klɒθ/ (say grahs kloth) noun a cloth made from the fibres of grass, jute, etc …
grass cloth — noun Date: 1857 a lustrous plain textile of usually loosely woven fibers … New Collegiate Dictionary
grass-cloth — … Useful english dictionary
China grass cloth. — See grass cloth. [1875 80] * * * … Universalium
