towel
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
idioms
noun
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a square or rectangular piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for drying the body
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a similar piece of cloth used for drying plates, cutlery, etc
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See throw in
verb
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to dry or wipe with a towel
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slang to assault or beat (a person)
Etymology
Origin of towel
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Old French toaille cloth for washing or wiping < West Germanic *thwahliō (> Old High German dwahilla, akin to dwahal bath); cognate with Gothic thwahl, thwēal washing
Example Sentences
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On a different date, Dozler spent close to an hour at a Walmart where he bought jelly beans and bath towels, auditors found.
Hotel servants fetched water, blankets, and towels, as her chaperone kept a desperately ill Kate alive that night.
From Literature
“Aw, Daisy,” I said as I dried my face on the towel, “corn doesn’t even grow that tall. If it did, you’d have to cut the stalks down with an axe to gather the ears.”
From Literature
Inside the ground, he had arranged for every single seat to have a Snoop and Swansea-branded towel inspired by those waved by supporters of his beloved American football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
From BBC
Snoop Dogg has asked fans to serenade him by twirling towels on his first visit to the club.
From BBC
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