Facecloth

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A flannel for washing the face.
  2. 2
    A cloth laid over the face of a corpse.

    "The same word, soudarion, is used for the facecloth of Jesus in John 20:7."

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broomcleaningdevice

Example

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"As he pulled laundry from the dryer, Tom saw that because of static electricity a grey sock clung tenaciously to a facecloth."

Etymology

From face + cloth.

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