Timeline for What do we call the small towel that we use only for hands
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| Mar 17, 2017 at 8:18 | vote | accept | Shannak | ||
| Mar 9, 2017 at 23:40 | comment | added | Doktor J | Yes, coming from California and living in Massachusetts, the latter (towel for washing or drying the face) is either a "face cloth" (alt. "facecloth") or "face towel"; referring to the small ones about 1ft x 1ft (or 25cm x 25cm for metric folks). | |
| Mar 9, 2017 at 22:40 | comment | added | PJSCopeland | We New Zealanders call the latter a "face cloth" (for washing, not drying). Older kiwis may call it a "flannel"; but that also refers to the type of cloth it's made from. | |
| Mar 8, 2017 at 17:38 | history | edited | Andrew | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 8, 2017 at 1:35 | comment | added | user42899 | @Cat: ...I thought you were joking. That's actually a thing? | |
| Mar 7, 2017 at 18:44 | comment | added | Cat | There is also a fingertip towel. Hand towels are typically a bit bigger and less fancy than fingertip towels. | |
| Mar 7, 2017 at 17:51 | history | answered | Andrew | CC BY-SA 3.0 |