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backcloth
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n 1: scenery hung at back of stage [syn: backdrop,
background, backcloth]
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behemoth
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n 1: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
[syn: giant, goliath, behemoth, monster,
colossus]
2: a person of exceptional importance and reputation [syn:
colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan]
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breechcloth
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n 1: a garment that provides covering for the loins [syn:
breechcloth, breechclout, loincloth]
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broadcloth
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n 1: a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
2: a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow
crosswise rib
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broth
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n 1: liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a
basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base
of beef stock" [syn: broth, stock]
2: a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock
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cerecloth
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n 1: a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud
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cheesecloth
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n 1: a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to
wrap cheeses
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cloth
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n 1: 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" [syn: fabric, cloth,
material, textile]
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dishcloth
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n 1: a cloth for washing dishes [syn: dishrag, dishcloth]
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froth
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n 1: a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer
had a thick head of foam" [syn: foam, froth]
v 1: become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was
frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn:
foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form
bubbles]
2: make froth or foam and become bubbly; "The river foamed"
[syn: froth, spume, suds]
3: exude or expel foam; "the angry man was frothing at the
mouth"
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haircloth
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n 1: cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for
upholstery or stiffening in garments [syn: haircloth,
hair]
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loincloth
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n 1: a garment that provides covering for the loins [syn:
breechcloth, breechclout, loincloth]
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moth
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n 1: typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout
body and feathery or hairlike antennae
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oilcloth
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n 1: cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic
resin
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sackcloth
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n 1: a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an
indication of remorse
2: a coarse cloth resembling sacking
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saddlecloth
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n 1: stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle
[syn: saddle blanket, saddlecloth, horse blanket]
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sailcloth
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n 1: a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making
sails and tents
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sloth
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n 1: a disinclination to work or exert yourself [syn: sloth,
slothfulness]
2: any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America
and Central America; they hang from branches back downward
and feed on leaves and fruits [syn: sloth, tree sloth]
3: apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified
as one of the deadly sins) [syn: sloth, laziness,
acedia]
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swath
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n 1: the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a
mowing machine
2: a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) [syn:
swath, belt]
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tablecloth
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n 1: a covering spread over a dining table
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troth
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n 1: a mutual promise to marry [syn: betrothal, troth,
engagement]
2: a solemn pledge of fidelity [syn: plight, troth]
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waistcloth
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n 1: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a
skirt or trousers [syn: girdle, cincture, sash,
waistband, waistcloth]
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washcloth
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n 1: bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the
face and body [syn: washcloth, washrag, flannel,
face cloth]
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wroth
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adj 1: vehemently incensed and condemnatory; "they trembled
before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short
struggle ended in reconciliation" [syn: wrathful,
wroth, wrothful]
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goth
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n 1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or
refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl,
Goth, tyke, tike]
2: one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in
the 3rd to 5th centuries
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hoth
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n 1: (Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his
brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe [syn:
Hoth, Hothr, Hoder, Hodr, Hodur]
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loth
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adj 1: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a
reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake" [syn:
loath, loth, reluctant]
2: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to
new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such
short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
[syn: antipathetic, antipathetical, averse(p),
indisposed(p), loath(p), loth(p)]
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roth
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n 1: United States writer whose novels portray middle-class
Jewish life (born in 1933) [syn: Roth, Philip Roth,
Philip Milton Roth]
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visigoth
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n 1: a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and
created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France
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ostrogoth
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n 1: a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a
kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD
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thoth
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n 1: Egyptian Moon deity with the head of an ibis; god of wisdom
and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods
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dustcloth
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n 1: a piece of cloth used for dusting [syn: dustcloth,
dustrag, duster]
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horsecloth
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n 1: a cloth for the trapping of a horse
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doth
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footcloth
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fauth
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foth
0
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groth
0
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hauth
0
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kauth
0
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kloth
0
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knoth
0
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koth
0
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lauth
0
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rauth
0
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schroth
0
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krauth
0
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trauth
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chillicothe
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coth
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eckroth
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eltzroth
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floorcloth
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headcloth
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hellbroth
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horwath
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lindroth
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longcloth
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meckstroth
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neuroth
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rexroth
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weinroth
0
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abendroth
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badajoz
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eckenroth
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hammercloth
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morgenroth
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ueberroth
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