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face washer

face washer noun: a washcloth.

Noun

face washer (plural face washers)

  1. (Australia) A washcloth.
    • She then proceeded to wash under her arms and around her neck and face with a face washer.2010, Anna Campen, War, Love and Laughter, →ISBN, page 44
    • I found a handbag on the main bed and a second bloodstained face washer on the slow combustion stove in the lounge room.2011, Peter Baines, Hands Across the Water, →ISBN
  2. Any device for washing a face.
    • When the bolt and nut are tightened, the protrusions are flattened, either by contact with the bolt head or the nut face washer, forming a gap by which accurate measurement of bolt tension can be made.1964, Mechanical World and Engineering Record - Volume 144, page 384
    • The face washer is tapered to provide a uniform flow surface between the backup washer and the face washer.1980, Canadian Committee on Forest Fire Control, Reports Tabled at Annual Meeting, page 30

Examples of face washer in a sentence

  • I grabbed the towel — which turned out to be about the size of a face washer — and did my best to cover my lower half.2012, Jacqueline Harvey, Code Name: Rescue, →ISBN:
  • Drying your entire body with a face washer does not work.2012, Rubi Red, Turn Left at the Ocean, →ISBN, page 106:
  • Also I read that the electronic face washer exfoliates your skin, and as all women know, exfoliates is the magic word.2014, Lisa Scottoline, Francesca Serritella, Have a Nice Guilt Trip, →ISBN, page 72:

Forms of face washer

pluralface washers

Questions about face washer

What does face washer mean?
Face washer means a washcloth.
How do you use face washer in a sentence?
I grabbed the towel — which turned out to be about the size of a face washer — and did my best to cover my lower half.
What part of speech is face washer?
Face washer is a noun.
What is the plural of face washer?
The plural of face washer is face washers.

Words near face washer in the dictionary

  1. face up to
  2. face validities
  3. face validity
  4. face value
  5. face values
  6. face washer
  7. face washers
  8. face worker
  9. face-ache
  10. face-aches
  11. face-blind

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