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A broom is a cleaning tool consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. It is thus a variety of brush with a long handle. It is commonly used in combination with a dustpan. In many Asian countries, however, brooms are not always made of stiff fibers, as there is often a distinction between a "hard broom" and a "soft broom". Soft brooms are made for sweeping the walls of cob webs and spiders, and are very important for that reason. Hard brooms are made for the harder job of actually sweeping dirt off sidewalks. == Etymology == The word "broom" derives from the name of certain thorny shrubs (''Genista'' and others) used for sweeping. The name of the shrubs began to be used for the household implement in Late Middle English and gradually replaced the earlier ''besom'' during the Early Modern English period. The song ''Buy Broom Buzzems'' (by William Purvis 1752–1832) still refers to the "broom besom" as one type of besom (i.e. "a besom made from broom") Flat brooms, made of broom corn,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/How-To-Make-A-Broom.aspx )〕 were invented by Shakers in the 19th century with the invention of the broom vice.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.enotes.com/how-products-encyclopedia/broom )〕 A smaller whisk broom or brush is sometimes called a duster. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「broom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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