/flawr"klawth', -kloth', flohr"-/ , n. , pl. floorcloths /-klawdhz', -klodhz', -klawths', -kloths'/ .
1. a cloth for washing or wiping floors.
2. a piece of cloth or the like, as crash, drugget, or linoleum, used with or without a carpet for covering a floor.
3. See ground cloth .
[ 1740-50; FLOOR + CLOTH ]