7-letter synonyms are textile or fabrics.
textile
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A seven letter word for "sheds light" is lantern.As in "pass me that lantern".
decayed
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Towel is a 5-letter word for a cloth used for drying.
The word is wring (as in to wring out a wet cloth).
linen
tapa
Weaver
The word Mollusk is a 7 letter word.
textile
Cloth for drying
flag
Rag?
The 7 letter word is "Capsule"
face