Definition of "floor-cloth" [floor-cloth]

• A heavy canvas of hemp or flax woven of extra width, printed in oil-colors, and used as carpeting. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "She put it into his hand, and not stopping to see whether he could or not, went back into the kitchen to find a bucket and floor-cloth."
• "– Have you got nothing better than this for a floor-cloth?"
• "Beneath the head of his bag, beneath the bag and the floor-cloth, was the green wallet in which he carried his diary."