It is called, not surprisingly, a hand towel .
Here's an example of the phrase in live usage: Macy's hand towels .
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It is called a "hand towel" if used for drying the hands or face.
A similar but smaller towel is called a "wash cloth" (AmE) or a "flannel" (BrE) if used for washing the hands, face, or body.
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There are five sizes of towel that I've heard people refer to commonly: washcloth : the smallest, usually used for cleaning/scrubbing, not drying (there is no distinction made between a washcloth for cleaning the body or, for instance, a kitchen, but they would still be different items in a real house) hand towel: small towel, for drying hands, usually next to a sink bath towel: similar to hand towel in function, but slightly larger towel:
larger, this is the type you dry with after a shower beach towel: the largest, intended for use on a sandy beach, often has a more colorful design that the bathroom version
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I would call that a flannel.
Often used for washing your face whilst in the bath.
EDIT Flannel actually refers to an even smaller cloth - see Dog Lover's comment.
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We always just called it a Handtowel (South and Midwest), Bathtowel, (the big one for drying the body after the bath)
washcloth (the smallest of them all)
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In Australian usage, at least:the small cloth for washing one's face is a washer, or face washer;the small towel for drying hands and face is a hand towel;the standard sized towel is a bath towel;and a larger towel is a beach towel.
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Two other terms I have heard would be "face cloth" or "wash rag.
" I do not know how widespread these terms are.
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What do we call the small towel that we use only on our hands (not the big one that we use on our body after a shower)? It usually hangs beside the basin.
What do we call the small towel that we use only for hands
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This is generally known as a hand towel. Some people may call it a flannel or a wash-rag. In English speaking countries, it is commonly known as a "hand towel", a small towel that can usuallybe found beside the sink. Some people also call it a "flannel". Two other terms for this size of towel are "face cloth" or "wash rag".
In English speaking countries, it is commonly known as a "hand towel", a small towel that can usuallybe found beside the sink. Some people call it a "flannel". Two other terms for this size of towel are "face cloth" or "wash rag".