sanitary towel or napkin
1sanitary towel — sanitary towels N COUNT A sanitary towel is a pad of thick soft material which women wear to absorb the blood during their periods. [BRIT] (in AM, use sanitary napkin) …
2sanitary towel — (N. Amer. sanitary napkin) ► NOUN ▪ an pad worn by women to absorb menstrual blood …
3sanitary towel — noun a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow • Syn: ↑sanitary napkin, ↑Kotex • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Kotex), ↑Britain …
4sanitary towel — an absorbent padding worn during menstruation Once again health and cleanliness are confused. Also as ST and, in America, as sanitary napkin: She sold sanitary towels to the younger women in the pension, passing them over wrapped in… …
5sanitary towel — Brit. See sanitary napkin. [1880 85] * * * …
6sanitary towel — noun A pad of cotton or other absorbent material worn by women to absorb the menstrual flow. Syn: sanitary napkin, US …
7sanitary towel — (N. Amer. sanitary napkin) noun an absorbent pad worn by women to absorb menstrual blood …
8sanitary — adj. 1 of the conditions that affect health, esp. with regard to dirt and infection. 2 hygienic; free from or designed to kill germs, infection, etc. Phrases and idioms: sanitary engineer a person dealing with systems needed to maintain public… …
9sanitary napkin — sanitary napkins N COUNT A sanitary napkin is the same as a sanitary towel. [AM] …
10sanitary pad — sanitary .pad also sanitary .towel BrE sanitary .napkin AmE n a special piece of soft material that a woman wears in her underwear for the blood when she has her ↑period …