also: ぬのぎれ
noun
piece of cloth; scrap of fabric
Refers to a small or leftover piece of cloth, often used for cleaning or crafting.
古い布切れで窓を拭いた。
I wiped the window with an old piece of cloth.
布切れを縫い合わせてパッチワークを作る。
Sew pieces of cloth together to make a patchwork.
Mixed kana spelling, sometimes used for readability.
Compound of 布 (nuno, 'cloth') and 切れ (kire, 'piece, cut-off'). The rendaku reading ぬのぎれ is a voiced variant.