tea towel

noun

: a cloth for drying dishes

Examples of tea towel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Remove everything from the sink and gently dry using a tea towel. — Lauren Murdoch-Smith, Vogue, 11 July 2026

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The Declaration of Independence appeared on highball glasses, tea towels and collectible plates. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Tuck them into a basket with a red-and-white striped tea towel, Gaudini suggests. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 28 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tea towel

• avowal
• bowel
• dowel
• howel
• howell
• vowel
• disavowal