- Brit a small piece of cloth used to wash the face and handsUS equivalent: washcloth
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
face•cloth
(fās′klôth′, -kloth′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cloths
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(-klôᵺz′, -kloᵺz′, -klôths′, -kloths′).USA pronunciation
- British Termswashcloth. Also called, face′ flan′nel.
- face + cloth 1595–1605
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facecloth /ˈfeɪsklɒθ/, face flannel n
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