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wash⋅cloth

[wosh-klawth, -kloth, wawsh-]
–noun, plural -cloths [-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths] .
a small cloth for washing one's face or body.
Also called facecloth, washrag.


Origin:
1900–05, Americanism; wash + cloth
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wash·cloth   (wŏsh'klôth', -klŏth', wôsh'-)   
n.  A small, usually square cloth of absorbent material used for washing the face or body. Also called facecloth, washrag.
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