towel
11towel — [[t]ta͟ʊəl[/t]] towels, towelling, towelled (in AM, use toweling, toweled) 1) N COUNT A towel is a piece of thick soft cloth that you use to dry yourself. ...a bath towel. 2) VERB If you towel something or towel it dry, you dry it with a towel.… …
12towel — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, fresh ▪ damp, wet ▪ dry ▪ hot, warm ▪ …
13towel — {{11}}towel (n.) late 13c., from O.Fr. toaille (12c.), from Frank. *thwahlja, from P.Gmc. *thwakhlijon (Cf. O.S. thwahila, M.Du. dwale towel, Du. dwaal altar cloth, O.H.G. dwehila towel, Ger. dial. Zwehle napkin ); related to Ger. zwagen, O.E …
14towel — 1 noun (C) a piece of cloth that you use for drying your skin or for drying things such as dishes: a bath towel see also: paper towel, sanitary pad, tea towel, throw in the towel throw 1 2 verb (T) AmE also towel down to dry yourself using a… …
15towel — I UK [ˈtaʊəl] / US noun [countable] Word forms towel : singular towel plural towels ** a piece of material used for drying your hands or body, or for drying dishes • throw in the towel II UK [ˈtaʊəl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms towel :… …
16towel — n. & v. n. 1 a a piece of rough surfaced absorbent cloth used for drying oneself or a thing after washing. b absorbent paper used for this. c a cloth used for drying plates, dishes, etc.; a tea towel. 2 Brit. = sanitary towel. v. (towelled,… …
17towel — /ˈtaʊəl / (say towuhl), /taʊl / (say towl) noun 1. a cloth or the like for wiping and drying something wet, especially one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing. –verb (t) (towelled or, US, toweled, towelling or, US …
18towel — Kāwele. Dish towel, kāwele pā, pale umeke. Bath towel, kāwele au au. Paper towel, kāwele pepa. To wipe dishes with a towel, kāwele pā …
19towel — I. noun Etymology: 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 Date: 13th century an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping or drying II. verb… …
20towel — /tow euhl, towl/, n., v., toweled, toweling or (esp. Brit.) towelled, towelling. n. 1. an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing. 2. throw in the towel, Informal …
