clothes-brush

She uses a clothes-brush to remove lint from her wool coat.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A clothes-brush is a brush with stiff bristles used for cleaning dust, lint, or dirt from garments, especially suits, coats, and other clothing items.

Usage Examples

• (A brush used for cleaning clothes.)
• (A brush employed to maintain garment cleanliness.)

Advanced Usage

• "to give something a clothes-brush": to quickly brush a garment to remove surface dirt or lint.
  • Before the interview, she gave her coat a quick clothes-brush. (She used the brush to tidy the coat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Clothes-brushing (n): the action of using a clothes-brush.
  • Regular clothes-brushing helps extend the life of fine fabrics. (The act of brushing clothes.)

Synonyms

• Garment brush: a brush specifically for cleaning clothes.
• Lint brush: a brush designed to remove lint from fabric.

Related Idioms

• (This word does not commonly appear in idiomatic expressions.)