"face cloth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: face cloths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} face cloth (plural face cloths)
  1. A small cloth used to wash one's face. Categories (topical): Toiletries Synonyms: face washer, flannel [British], washcloth, washrag Translations (small cloth): къ́рпа за лице́ (kǎ́rpa za licé) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 洗臉毛巾 (Chinese Mandarin), 洗脸毛巾 (xǐliǎn máojīn) (Chinese Mandarin), vizaĝtuko (Esperanto), pesulappu (Finnish), gant de toilette [masculine] (French), Waschlappen [masculine] (German), Gesichtswaschlappen [masculine] (German), silmärätti (Ingrian)

Inflected forms

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          "word": "vizaĝtuko"
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          "sense": "small cloth",
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          "word": "gant de toilette"
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          "sense": "small cloth",
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          "word": "Waschlappen"
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    },
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      "word": "flannel"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kǎ́rpa za licé",
      "sense": "small cloth",
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      "word": "къ́рпа за лице́"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "small cloth",
      "word": "洗臉毛巾"
    },
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      "sense": "small cloth",
      "word": "vizaĝtuko"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "small cloth",
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      "sense": "small cloth",
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      "word": "gant de toilette"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small cloth",
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      ],
      "word": "Waschlappen"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "small cloth",
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      "word": "Gesichtswaschlappen"
    },
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      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "small cloth",
      "word": "silmärätti"
    }
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  "word": "face cloth"
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