"dustbrush" meaning in All languages combined

See dustbrush on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dustbrushes [plural]
Etymology: From dust + brush. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dust|brush}} dust + brush Head templates: {{en-noun}} dustbrush (plural dustbrushes)
  1. A light brush of feathers, bristles, or hair, for removing dust from furniture.
    Sense id: en-dustbrush-en-noun-brozgySs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2012, Caroline Joy Adams, An Italic Calligraphy Handbook, page 79:",
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          "ref": "2012, Michelle de Kretser, The Lost Dog, page 168:",
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