grass cloth

noun

: a lustrous plain textile of usually loosely woven fibers

Examples of grass cloth in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grass cloth was in 1638

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“Grass cloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grass%20cloth. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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