Definition of towel
: an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping or drying
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Examples of towel in a Sentence
She dried her hair with a towel.
Here's a towel to wipe up the spill.
Origin and Etymology of towel
Middle English towaille, from Anglo-French tuaille, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German dwahila towel; akin to Old High German dwahan to wash
First Known Use: 13th century
towel
Definition of towel
toweled
ortowelled
;toweling
ortowelling
transitive verb
: to rub or dry (something, such as the body) with a towel
intransitive verb
: to use a towel to dry oneself toweled down after swimming
Circa 1839
First Known Use of towel
circa 1839
TOWEL Defined for English Language Learners
towel
playDefinition of towel for English Language Learners
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: a piece of cloth used for drying things
towel
Definition of towel for English Language Learners
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: to dry (something) with a towel
TOWEL Defined for Kids
towel
playDefinition of towel for Students
: a cloth or piece of absorbent paper for wiping or drying
Medical Dictionary
towel
playMedical Definition of towel
1: an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping or drying
2British : sanitary napkin
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