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face cloth

British  

noun

  1. US equivalent: washcloth.  a small piece of cloth used to wash the face and hands

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"Let's go back to using a face cloth or cotton wool that gets disposed of in a dustbin and not flushed down the toilet," she suggested.

From BBC

The sugary frozen drinks were more effective at keeping staff cool than chilled water, the department said, and had been used alongside other items such as wet face cloths and personal fans.

From The Guardian

But she never took her eyes from the eyeholes in the face cloth that hung from the man’s pointed hood.

From Literature

Sometimes housekeeping supplied face cloths to go with the plush towels; sometimes it didn’t.

From New York Times

Stole a maiden from her place, Lightly to the warrior stept, Took the face cloth from the face; Yet she neither moved nor wept.

From Project Gutenberg