facecloth

/fˈeɪsklɔθ/ noun

A flannel for washing the face.

Word Origin Face is from Latin 'facia' (form, appearance), from PIE '*dhē-' (to set, put) — the same root as fact, fashion, and do. Cloth is from Old English 'klæth', from PIE '*klei-' (to stick, adhere), related to clay and cleave. So a facecloth is a cloth for your face, but the roots reveal face as something 'set' and cloth as something 'sticky.'

noun A flannel for washing the face. countable

She used a soft facecloth to gently cleanse her skin.

(名词) 洗脸巾;面巾

她用柔软的洗脸巾轻轻清洁皮肤。

(sustantivo) Una toallita para lavarse la cara.

Usó una toallita suave para limpiar delicadamente su piel.

(nom) gant de toilette; carré de tissu éponge; serviette de toilette; linge de toilette [Linge doux utilisé pour se laver le visage.]

Elle utilisa un linge doux pour nettoyer délicatement sa peau.

(Substantiv) Waschlappen; Gesichtswaschlappen [ein weiches Tuch, meist aus Flanell, zum Waschen des Gesichts]

Sie benutzte einen weichen **facecloth**, um ihre Haut sanft zu reinigen.

(名詞) 顔を洗うための布やタオル。

彼女は柔らかいフェイスタオルを使って、優しく肌を洗った。

(substantivo) toalha de rosto; flanela; toalhinha [Uma flanela para lavar o rosto.]

Ela usou uma toalha de rosto macia para limpar suavemente a pele.

noun A cloth laid over the face of a corpse. countable

The mortician placed a white facecloth over the deceased's face.

(名词) 覆面布;盖脸布

殡仪师在逝者脸上盖上了一块白色的覆面布。

(sustantivo) Un paño colocado sobre el rostro de un cadáver.

El embalsamador colocó un paño blanco sobre el rostro del difunto.

(nom) voile mortuaire [Linge que l'on place sur le visage d'un défunt.]

Le thanatopracteur a posé un linge blanc sur le visage du défunt.

(Substantiv) Totenmaske; Leichentuch (fürs Gesicht) [ein Tuch, das über das Gesicht eines Verstorbenen gelegt wird]

Der Bestatter bedeckte das Gesicht des Toten mit einem weißen **facecloth**.

(名詞) 死者の顔の上にかけられる布。

葬儀屋は白い布を故人の顔にかけた。

(substantivo) mortalha [Um pano colocado sobre o rosto de um cadáver.]

O agente funerário colocou uma toalha branca sobre o rosto do falecido.

Word parts: face + cloth

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