Washrag
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A square piece of cloth for washing the face and body. Southern-US
"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."
- 2 bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From wash + rag.
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