grasscloth

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noun

A wall covering made from the fibres of jute, rushes or other grasses.

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Meanings

noungrasscloth (countable and uncountable, plural grasscloths)

plural grasscloths

  1. countableuncountableA wall covering made from the fibres of jute, rushes or other grasses.
  2. countableuncountableAny 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ramie

Origin

From grass + cloth.

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APA

grasscloth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grasscloth

MLA

“grasscloth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grasscloth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grasscloth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grasscloth.

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