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washrag en · NOUN

Etymology

From wash + rag.

Meanings

  1. (Southern-US) A square piece of cloth for washing the face and body.
    • 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 1961:

Forms

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washrags Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

dishrag · do-rag · dishcloth

Hypernyms

rag

Synonyms

flannel · face washer · washcloth

Translations (2)

nl washandje (square piece of cloth for washing the face and body) · pl myjka (square piece of cloth for washing the face and body)