floor-cloth

She put it into his hand, and not stopping to see whether he could or not, went back into the kitchen to find a bucket and floor-cloth.

You Don't Take Names Ajay Nair 2010

– Have you got nothing better than this for a floor-cloth?

Camilla 2008

The brown books of diary were inside: and on the floor-cloth were some letters.

The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told Underwood, Lamar 2001

Beneath the head of his bag, beneath the bag and the floor-cloth, was the green wallet in which he carried his diary.

The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told Underwood, Lamar 2001

The woman at first seemed not to hear; then, without a word of excuse, she pushed back her pail and dragged a wet floor-cloth across the landing, keeping her eyes fixed on Lily while the latter swept by.

The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987

The woman at first seemed not to hear; then, without a word of excuse, she pushed back her pail and dragged a wet floor-cloth across the landing, keeping her eyes fixed on Lily while the latter swept by.

The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987

The woman at first seemed not to hear; then, without a word of excuse, she pushed back her pail and dragged a wet floor-cloth across the landing, keeping her eyes fixed on Lily while the latter swept by.

The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987

The barrels must be opened only on the floor-cloth, and no metallic setter used in driving either copper or wooden hoops.

Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance

He made my dining-room and drawing-room tables; the frames of my chairs, which were covered with silk by Margaret; my sofa, and my four-post bedstead; and it was he who painted the floor-cloth in my hall, and the capital picture of the Queen and Prince Albert which hung over the dining-room chimney-piece.

The Doll and Her Friends or Memoirs of the Lady Seraphina Unknown

For an indoor production of the pageant if a green woodland set cannot be had, green screens with pine branches fastened to them, a green or brown floor-cloth, and forest-green hanging filling in the background may be used.

Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People Constance D'Arcy Mackay