facecloth

[ feys-klawth, -kloth ]

/ ˈfeɪsˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

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noun, plural face·cloths

[feys-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths]. /ˈfeɪsˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/.

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Also called, British, face flannel.

Origin of facecloth

First recorded in 1595–1605; face + cloth

Words nearby facecloth

Facebook, face bow, face card, face-centered, face-centred, facecloth, faced, facedown, face flies, face gear, face-harden

British Dictionary definitions for facecloth

face cloth

face flannel

noun

British a small piece of cloth used to wash the face and handsUS equivalent: washcloth

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