"washcloth" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɔʃklɔθ/ [General-American], /ˈwɒʃklɒθ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: washcloths [plural]
Etymology: wash + cloth Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wash|cloth}} wash + cloth Head templates: {{en-noun}} washcloth (plural washcloths)
  1. A small cloth used to wash the face and body. Categories (topical): Toiletries Synonyms: face cloth, face washer, flannel [British] Translations (cloth used to wash): مِمْسَح (mimsaḥ) [masculine] (Arabic), вяхотка (vjaxótka) [feminine] (Belarusian), мачалка (mačalka) [feminine] (Belarusian), кесе (kese) [neuter] (Bulgarian), къ́рпа за лице́ (kǎ́rpa za licé) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 面巾 (miànjīn) (Chinese Mandarin), žínka [feminine] (Czech), vaskeklud [common-gender] (Danish), waslap [masculine] (Dutch), washand [feminine] (Dutch), washandje [neuter] (Dutch), pesulappu (Finnish), gant de toilette [masculine] (French), Waschlappen [masculine] (German), porrongy (Hungarian), waslap (Indonesian), ハンドタオル (hando taoru) (Japanese), horoi (Maori), basaldat (Northern Sami), vaskeklut [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), لیف (lif) (Persian), flanela [feminine] (Portuguese), мочалка (močalka) [feminine] (Russian), flanainn [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), toallita (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
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      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
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      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
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      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
      "word": "pesulappu"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
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      "word": "gant de toilette"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
      "word": "porrongy"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
      "word": "waslap"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hando taoru",
      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
      "word": "ハンドタオル"
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      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
      "word": "horoi"
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      "code": "se",
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      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
      "word": "basaldat"
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      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "vaskeklut"
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      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "lif",
      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
      "word": "لیف"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "flanela"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "močalka",
      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
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      "sense": "cloth used to wash",
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