Definitions
a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering
Word origin
From door + mat.
Used in a sentence
“Wipe your shoes on the doormat before you start plodding around in the house.”
“Mr. Simpson adds that the station at Stanmore appears practically unchanged from the time of its opening, even to the L.N.W.R. rubber doormat, which "shows no signs of wearing out."”
“Dimple glanced at an expensive-looking doormat with the words ‘LOSE THE SHOES’ woven into it and wondered why anyone would bother spending so much money on something people were going to wipe their feet on.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Entryway shoe wiper”7 letters
02“Entry rug”7 letters
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