face towel

American  

noun

1. a small towel for the face.

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Etymology

Origin of face towel

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Her face towel was damp and she’d left a fresh gob of toothpaste on the sink’s porcelain.

From Literature

I was taught in medical school to apply a cold face towel, preferably with ice cubes, at the back of the head or even directly on the nose.

From Seattle Times

Without looking at her, and although he hadn’t quite finished his second-time-over shave, he pulled the face towel down from his shoulders and wiped the remaining lather off his face.

From Literature

Prison staff were disciplined after a convicted child sex offender made a "Spiderman" escape using gardening gloves and a rope made of face towels.

From BBC

Parents have been crying into face towels for centuries.

From New York Times