"face washer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 face washer.ogg [Australia] Forms: face washers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} face washer (plural face washers)
  1. (Australia) A washcloth. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-face_washer-en-noun-CAYGq~Ue Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
  2. Any device for washing a face.
    Sense id: en-face_washer-en-noun-QYlqKxYP

Inflected forms

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