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duster

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Cleaning, Clothes, Meteorology, Nature
dust·er /ˈdʌstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. duster.jpg DHCa cloth for removing dust from furniture 抹布,尘拂,掸子2. American English old-fashionedDHCDCC a light coat that you wear to protect your clothes while you are cleaning the house 〔清扫房子时穿的〕防尘罩衫3. HEMDN American English informal a dust storm 沙尘暴
Examples from the Corpus
dusterI did not so much as flick a duster around the papers.She was in a housedress and held a duster in her hand.The assassin was cramped in a narrow space above the housemaids' cupboard full of brooms and dusters.He wore a canvas duster over his overalls that came down to his ankles.Shake the bottle well, apply with a clean cloth and polish with a soft duster.Continue rubbing until the surface feels dry and then polish vigorously with a clean soft duster.Miss Harker flapped the duster angrily.
dust·er nounChineseSyllable
dust for Corpus removing a cloth furniture from


duster
duster /ˈdʌstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]

1. a cloth for removing dust from furniture
2. American English old-fashioned a light coat that you wear to protect your clothes while you are cleaning the house
3. American English informal a dust storm


dust·erBrE /ˈdʌstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʌstər/ 🔊 noun
a cloth for removing dust from furniture 抹布;擦布;掸子
(old-fashioned, NAmE) a piece of clothing that you wear over your other clothes when you are cleaning the house, etc. (打扫清洁时穿的)防尘罩衫(NAmE) a long coat that was worn by cowboys (牛仔穿的)防尘长外衣