Meanings
plural washrags
- Southern USA square piece of cloth for washing the face and body.
1 more example
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. "The word is 'washcloth,' not 'washrag,' and all I want, God damn it, Bessie, is to be left alone in this bathroom.
1957, J. D. Salinger, “Zooey”, in Franny and Zooey, published 1961Synonyms: face washer, flannel, washcloth
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA square piece of cloth for washing the face and body.
More synonyms by meaning
nounbath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Dutch washandje
- washandjesquare piece of cloth for washing the face and body
Polish myjka
- myjkasquare piece of cloth for washing the face and body
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washrag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washrag
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