washcloth
- noun
- /ˈwɔːʃklɔːθ/
- US
- When Eric returned from the bathroom with a wet washcloth to wipe her face, she was out cold.
- a wet washcloth
- a damp washcloth
- a warm washcloth
You generally used your own washcloth and towel?
- You generally used your own washcloth and towel?
- Mummy wipes Zoe's face with a washcloth and reminds her to look up.
- And I use a muslin cloth instead of a washcloth.
- My secret is when you wash your face, use a washcloth.
- Soap and water and a washcloth.
- I'm taking a washcloth and I'm just going to remove the cleanser from my face.
- So I do that and then I will wash my face with warm water and washcloth.
- And I open it up and it's the size of slightly larger than a facial washcloth.
- When it comes to taking it off, I wash it and use a black or a dark like a Navy washcloth.
- And then I'm going to take a wet sponge or you could take a, you know, a wet washcloth, run under some warm water and just quickly wipe that off.
Examples
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Now I'm going to grab a washcloth, a damp washcloth.
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You want water or a cold washcloth?
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And I usually finish with just a regular washcloth that I wet.
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So I would get up and I would wet my washcloth and I would clean my cell.
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Will you wet the washcloth for me?
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Could you get me a washcloth?
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Clean towels and a washcloth are laid out on the bed.
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Then she cleaned the baby with a warm washcloth and wrapped her in flannel.
Fiction book (1994) -
Mummy wipes Zoe's face with a washcloth and reminds her to look up.
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After a long day, she felt refreshed after washing her face with a soft washcloth.
Synonyms
A small piece of soft material used for cleaning skin or surfaces
A small disposable moist cloth or paper for cleaning hands and surfaces
A small soft cloth used for washing the face or body
A small soft disposable cloth made slightly wet to clean skin or surfaces
A small soft towel you use to wash your face or body
A small cloth used to wash the face or body
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Etymology
Washcloth is simply made from wash ('to clean with water') and cloth ('a piece of fabric'). So a washcloth is literally a small cloth you use to wash your face and body.