hand towel

noun

: a small towel for drying one's hands

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Carbone prefers a hand towel ring for hand washing towels and also tucking bath towels out of sight by using hooks on the door. Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 19 Jan. 2026 Each set comes with two bath towels—and there’s also a matching four-piece hand towel set available, too. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2025 For the uninitiated, a shammy was about the size and shape of a hand towel—but instead of terry cloth, it was made of synthetic microfiber that defied logic and expectations. Kristen Geil, Outside, 8 Nov. 2025 Investigators found blood on the sink, the floor and on a hand towel in the women's bathroom. Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025 Once the brush is clean, gently rub the bristles on a clean hand towel. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025 Choose from blue, dark pink, white, gray, or ivory in a two-piece bath towel, hand towel, or bath sheet set. Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 July 2025 With your arms out straight in front of you, hold each end of a small PVC pipe or hand towel with your palms facing down. Danielle Zickl, SELF, 7 Feb. 2025 When this initial sad rendezvous is over, all that remains is semen strewn on a hand towel, and Lee alone once more, satisfied physically, if not mentally. David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Hand towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20towel. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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