grasscloth

noun — 2 senses

grasscloth

noun

Etymology From grass + cloth.

1

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

2

Any 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.

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