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sponge cloth

n
(Textiles) any of various porous fabrics, usually made in a loose honeycomb weave
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sponge′ cloth`


n.
any cloth loosely woven of coarse yarn to produce a spongy look or texture.
[1860–65]
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Noun1.sponge cloth - any soft porous fabric (especially in a loose honeycomb weave)sponge cloth - any soft porous fabric (especially in a loose honeycomb weave)
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
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