"washrag" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "wash + rag",
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          "ref": "1957, J. D. Salinger, “Zooey”, in Franny and Zooey, published 1961",
          "text": "Mrs. Glass abruptly leaned her weight forward, without getting up, and reached out and picked up something from the top of the laundry hamper. \"Do you have a washrag back there?\"she asked.\n\"The word is 'washcloth,' not 'washrag,' and all I want, God damn it, Bessie, is to be left alone in this bathroom.",
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        "A square piece of cloth for washing the face and body."
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        "(Southern US) A square piece of cloth for washing the face and body."
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          "word": "face washer"
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          "word": "flannel"
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          "sense": "square piece of cloth for washing the face and body",
          "word": "washandje"
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  "etymology_text": "wash + rag",
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