facecloth

[ feys-klawth, -kloth ]

/ ˈfeɪsˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

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noun, plural face·cloths

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

washcloth.

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Also called, British, face flannel.

Origin of facecloth

First recorded in 1595–1605; face + cloth

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How to use facecloth in a sentence

In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
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They know they will face either a swift backlash or deafening silence.
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They are to face oppression with humble persistence and absolute conviction.
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She narrowed her eyes, bit her lip as if to chew over the question, and whisked some stray blond hairs away from her face.
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It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
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Bernard stood there face to face with Mrs. Vivian, whose eyes seemed to plead with him more than ever.
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A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
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With a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.
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Joe looked at her with a smile, his face still solemn and serious for all its youth and the fires of new-lit hope behind his eyes.
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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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