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a piece of cloth used for drying things
  • She dried her hair with a towel.
  • Here's a towel to wipe up the spill.

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The first known use of towel was in the 13th century

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“Towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towel. Accessed 30 Nov. 2020.

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