face towel
- noun
- /feɪs taʊəl/
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- He grabbed a face towel from the rack to wipe the sweat off his brow after exercising.
Examples
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Do you have a face towel I could borrow?
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Pat your skin dry with a soft face towel, and steer clear of rubbing too harshly.
Blog text (20) -
That's a department store, lady... but I'd rather hang up one of their face towels than some of that other junk.
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Oh, don't forget the face towel and the shampoo.
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I'm talking face towels, bath towels... ...the bathmat, the little washcloths.
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The young man braces the loose ball under his foot and wipes his forehead with a face towel.
Academic text (2007) -
We have some face towels, a candle, some so we have some toilet paper, Muerto AITA, some cotton swabs.
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He looked around the bathroom: it was good old tile, black and white, and she had knick-knack shelves everywhere, and all the towels and face towels were neatly hung, and the toilet was covered in carpet that matched the rug on the floor.
Fiction book (1997) -
After a long day at work, she used a fresh face towel to dry her face before bed.
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Make sure to use a clean face towel to dry your hands after washing them.
Synonyms
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A piece of cloth or paper used to dry people and objects
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A small towel for drying your hands or face
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Morphology
The meaning 'a small towel used for drying the face or hands' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'face' (the front part of the head) with 'towel' (an item for drying). This simple noun + noun composition is a common, literal naming pattern found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Face towel comes from two simple words, face and towel, meaning a towel for the face. Picture a small cloth by the sink used only to 'dry the face or hands' — that's why it means a small towel used for drying your face or hands.