Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

facecloth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
face-cloth
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flannel for washing the face.

noun

A cloth laid over the face of a corpse.

Example Sentences

  • "The same word, soudarion, is used for the facecloth of Jesus in John 20:7."

Etymology

From face + cloth.

Inflected Forms

facecloths (plural)

Questions

What does facecloth mean?
A flannel for washing the face.
Where does facecloth come from?
From face + cloth.

How to pronounce facecloth

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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