English-Thai Dictionary

loofah

N ซัง บวบ ที่ ใช้ ขัด ตัว  เส้น ใย บวบ ที่ ใช้ ขัด ตัว  luffa sang-bub-ti-chai-kad-tua

 

loofah

N ฟองน้ำ ที่ ใช้ ขัด ตัว  luffa fong-nam-ti-chai-kad-tua

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LOOF

n.The after part of a ship's bow, or the part where the planks begin to be incurvated, as they approach the stem.

 

LOOF

[See Luff, which is the word used. ]

 

LOOFED

a.[See Aloof. ] Gone to a distance. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LOOF

LOOF Loof, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Ægyptiaca ); called also vegetable sponge.

 

LOOF

Loof, n. Etym: [See Luff. ] [Also written luff. ] (Naut. )(a ) Formerly, some appurtenance of a vessel which was used in changing her course; -- probably a large paddle put over the lee bow to help bring her head nearer to the wind. (b ) The part of a ship's side where the planking begins to curve toward bow and stern.

 

LOOF

LOOF Loof, v. i. (Naut. )

 

Defn: See Luff.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

loofah

loo fah |ˈlo͞ofə ˈlufə |(also loofa, luffa ) ▶noun 1 a coarse, fibrous cylindrical object used like a bath sponge for washing. It consists of the dried fibrous matter of the fluid-transport system of a marrowlike fruit. 2 the tropical Old World climbing plant of the gourd family that produces these fruits, which are also edible. [Luffa cylindrica, family Cucurbitaceae. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Egyptian Arabic lūfa, denoting the plant.

 

Oxford Dictionary

loofah

loofah |ˈluːfə | ▶noun 1 the fibrous matter of the fluid-transport system of a marrow-like fruit, which is dried and used as a bath sponge. 2 the tropical Old World climbing plant of the gourd family which produces loofahs, which are also edible. ●Luffa cylindrica, family Cucurbitaceae. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Egyptian Arabic lūfa, denoting the plant.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

loofa(h)

loo fa (h )/lúːfə /名詞 C 〘植 〙ヘチマ ; あかすり用スポンジ .