face towel

noun

1. a small towel for the face.

Word History and Origins

Origin of face towel¹

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

Not five minutes later, Zooey, with his hair combed wet, stood barefoot at the washbowl, wearing a pair of beltless dark-gray sharkskin slacks, a face towel across his bare shoulders.

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