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Definition of Facecloth
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Facecloth
Literary usage of Facecloth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1916)
"Since the lesion was on the back of the neck, it was thought that the infection
was carried by the fingers or facecloth. Another case of anthrax due to ..."
2. A Journey in the Back Country by Frederick Law Olmsted (1860)
"... characteristic: a hoe in one hand and umbrella in the other, which he held
over his head, and a facecloth over his face (a relief from reflected heat). ..."
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