tea towel

noun

: a cloth for drying dishes

Examples of tea towel in a Sentence

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Cover the bowl loosely with a clean tea towel and leave the fruit and cucumber mix to macerate for 20 minutes or so. Nicole Hvidsten, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025 Stock up on tea towels, All Saints’ Chapel Mugs, stickers, ornaments, and all sorts of unique Sewanee souvenirs, many of which are emblazoned with the Sewanee Angel. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025 The tea towels with their joint images were already being sold. Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Art is everywhere in food, from doodles on condiment packaging to watercolors on plates and tea towels. Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tea towel

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tea towel was in 1863

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“Tea towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20towel. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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