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shower glove

shower glove

3.0
A rough cloth you wear on your hand in the shower to scrub dead skin
  • noun
translation icon : guante de ducha
  • She uses a shower glove every day to keep her skin smooth and clean.

Examples

  • After applying soap, he scrubbed his back with a shower glove for a deep cleanse.

  • The shower glove is easy to rinse and dries quickly after use.

  • I bought a new shower glove yesterday.

  • These shower gloves are great for exfoliating.

  • After applying soap, he scrubbed his back with a shower glove for a deep cleanse.

  • She uses a shower glove every day to keep her skin smooth and clean.

  • The shower glove is easy to rinse and dries quickly after use.

Synonyms

mitt
vsshower glove
  • US
21 1.8

A warm glove that keeps the fingers together and has a thumb

is used for washing and exfoliating skin rather than warmth or protection
shower mitt
vsshower glove
2.4

A glove of rough cloth that you use to wash and scrub the skin in the shower

is used for both bathing and showering, not only shower use
bath glove
vsshower glove
  • UK
2.2

A rough cloth mitt you use to wash and scrub your body

is used for both bathing and showering, not only bath use
bath mitt
vsshower glove
4.4

A soft glove used with soap to wash and scrub the body

is used in both shower and bath rather than bath only
shower scrubber
vsshower glove
1.6

A small mesh bath tool used in the shower to wash and gently remove dead skin

is a hand cover rather than a loose mesh tool

Surface Forms

shower glove singular
shower gloves plural

Morphology

shower + glove

The meaning 'a mitt used for washing or exfoliating in the shower' is directly derivable from combining 'shower' (washing/bathroom fixture) and 'glove' (hand covering). This noun-noun compound follows a regular compositional pattern found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words would readily infer the intended object.

Etymology

Shower glove: The noun shower glove comes from the very literal idea of a glove you wear in the shower to scrub your skin. Because it is a rough, hand-shaped mitt used 'to wash' and remove dead skin, the name now means 'a hand scrubber used while bathing'.