washcloth

wash·cloth
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UK/ˈwɒʃ.klɒθ/US/ˈwɔʃ.klɔθ/US/ˈwɑʃ.-/cot caught merger/ˈwɑʃ.klɑθ/

noun

A small cloth used to wash the face and body.

Similar
washragface clothface washerflannel
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Meanings

nounwashcloth (plural washcloths)

plural washcloths

  1. A small cloth used to wash the face and body.

    Synonyms: washrag, face cloth, face washer, flannel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small cloth used to wash the face and body.

Similar
washragface clothface washerflannel

More synonyms by meaning

nounbath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body

Similar
washragflannelface cloth
Broader
bath linen
Also see
face clothflannelwashrag

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From wash + cloth.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic مِمْسَح
  • مِمْسَح (mimsaḥ)cloth used to wash
Bulgarian кесе, къ́рпа за лице́
  • кесе (kese)cloth used to wash
  • къ́рпа за лице́ (kắrpa za licé)cloth used to wash
Catalan manyopla, rentacares
  • manyoplacloth used to wash
  • rentacarescloth used to wash
Chinese Mandarin 面巾
  • 面巾 (miànjīn)cloth used to wash
Czech žínka
  • žínkacloth used to wash
Danish vaskeklud
  • vaskekludcloth used to wash
Dutch waslap, washand
  • waslapcloth used to wash
  • washandcloth used to wash
  • washandjecloth used to wash
Esperanto lavtuko
  • lavtukocloth used to wash
Finnish pesulappu
  • pesulappucloth used to wash
French gant de toilette
  • gant de toilettecloth used to wash
German Waschlappen
  • Waschlappencloth used to wash
Hungarian porrongy
  • porrongycloth used to wash
Indonesian waslap
  • waslapcloth used to wash
Japanese ハンドタオル
  • ハンドタオル (hando taoru)cloth used to wash
Māori horoi
  • horoicloth used to wash
Norwegian Bokmål vaskeklut
  • vaskeklutcloth used to wash
Persian لیف
  • لیف (lif)cloth used to wash
Polish myjka
  • myjkacloth used to wash
Portuguese flanela
  • flanelacloth used to wash
Russian мочалка
  • мочалка (močalka)cloth used to wash
Scottish Gaelic flanainn
  • flanainncloth used to wash
Spanish toallita
  • toallitacloth used to wash
Cite this entry
APA

washcloth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washcloth

MLA

“washcloth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washcloth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “washcloth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washcloth.

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