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washer
a small piece of flannel for washing the face and body.
Contributor's comments: [Face flannel was] definitely used at boarding school in North Queensland, but more usually it is a "washer".
Contributor's comments: [Used] In Newcastle.
Contributor's comments: In Tasmania it is usually called a washer or face-cloth.
Contributor's comments: I grew up on the mid north coast of NSW calling them 'washers'. I thought a flannel was a winter nightie.
Contributor's comments: face-cloth / flannel: "Here's your towel and washer."
Contributor's comments: [Lismore informant] Small towelling square used to wash face (and other bits and bobs): "Put some soap on the washer and clean your face, please."
Contributor's comments: My mother in Melbourne never calls this anything but a washer.
Contributor's comments: We have always used "washer" in SE QLD, though my husband, born in Sydney, sometimes says "facewasher".
Contributor's comments: My generation probably took such terms from their mothers. My mum was from the Manning River in northern NSW, and she called it a washer.