steel-wool pad
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Steel wool — or wire wool is a bundle of strands of very fine soft steel filaments, used in finishing and repairing work to polish wood or metal objects, as well as for household cleaning. Steel wool is made from low carbon steel (low enough to be close to… … Wikipedia
steel wool — n. long, hairlike shavings of steel in a pad or ball, used for scouring, smoothing, and polishing … English World dictionary
steel wool — noun a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive • Syn: ↑wire wool • Hypernyms: ↑abrasive, ↑abradant, ↑abrasive material * * * noun : an abrasive material composed of long fine steel shavings and used especially for scouring and burnishing * … Useful english dictionary
steel wool — /stil ˈwʊl/ (say steel wool) noun fine threads or shavings of steel, tangled into a small pad, and used for scouring, polishing, etc …
steel wool — noun Steel wool is used before these nouns: ↑pad … Collocations dictionary
pad — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 pieces of paper fastened together at one edge ADJECTIVE ▪ memo, note (usually notepad), scratch (AmE) ▪ drawing, sketch ▪ writing … Collocations dictionary
Brillo Pad — is a trade name for a scouring pad, used for cleaning dishes, and made from steel wool impregnated with soap. It came at a time when the introduction of aluminium pots and pans (replacing cast iron) was creating a quiet revolution in the kitchen … Wikipedia
soap pad — noun a cleaning pad containing soap • Hypernyms: ↑cleaning pad * * * a small pad, usually of steel wool, containing a strong soap and used esp. to scour pots and pans. * * * soap pad, a pad of steel wool with a filling of soap, used for scouring… … Useful english dictionary
S.O.S Soap Pad — is a trade name for a scouring pad, used for cleaning dishes, and made from steel wool impregnated with soap.In 1917, Ed Cox of San Francisco, an aluminum pot salesman, invented a pre soaped pad with which to clean pots. As a way of introducing… … Wikipedia
scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc. * * * … Universalium
