washcloth

[ wosh-klawth, -kloth, wawsh- ]

noun,plural wash·cloths [wosh-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths, wawsh-]. /ˈwɒʃˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs, ˈwɔʃ-/.
  1. a small cloth for washing one's face or body.

Origin of washcloth

1
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; wash + cloth

Words Nearby washcloth

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How to use washcloth in a sentence

  • I took a washcloth, made it really hot, put it over my chest, and prayed, ‘Please don’t let them grow any bigger!

    Kim Kardashian’s Motherhood Guide | Michael Solomon | January 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Hanging on a wooden peg driven into a hole, drilled in the cabin's wall, were a clean towel and washcloth.

    The Spell of the White Sturgeon | James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • When I blew the last note, I was wrung out as a washcloth, but I summoned the energy to zip over to the hatch and block it.

  • Fortunately the family washcloth hadn't been discovered by the time ours was produced; and we proceeded to wash.

    Have We No Rights? | Mabel Williamson
  • After we had finished with the basin of hot water, Mrs. Wong took advantage of it, having found her own washcloth in the meantime.

    Have We No Rights? | Mabel Williamson
  • Alan shook his head, got up off his chair, went inside for a cold washcloth and an ice pack, and came back out.

British Dictionary definitions for washcloth

washcloth

/ (ˈwɒʃˌklɒθ) /


noun
  1. another name for dishcloth

  2. US and Canadian a small piece of cloth used to wash the face and hands: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): face cloth, flannel

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