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1. (n.) towel
an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, esp. the hands, face, or body.
2. (v.t.) towel
to wipe or dry with a towel.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME (n.) < OF toaille cloth for washing or wiping < WGmc *thwahljō (&whence; OHG dwahilla, akin to dwahal bath))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) towel
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
2. (verb) towel
wipe with a towel
"towel your hair dry"
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1. (noun) towel
a piece of soft thick material for drying yourself
There are clean towels in the bathroom.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) towel
a cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath
2. (verb) towel
to beat with a stick
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Sense: a piece of any of several types of absorbent cloth or paper for drying oneself, dishes etc after washing etc
After her swim she dried herself with a towel; a roll of paper kitchen towels.
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Afrikaans: handdoek |
Arabic: مِنْشَفَه |
Bulgarian: кърпа |
Brazilian: toalha |
Czech: ručník; utěrka |
German: das Handtuch |
Danish: håndklæde; køkkenrulle |
Greek: πετσέτα |
Spanish: toalla; paño |
Estonian: rätik |
Farsi: حوله |
Finnish: pyyhe |
French: serviette; torchon |
Hebrew: מָגֶבֶת |
Hindi: तौलिया |
Croatian: ubrus, ručnik |
Hungarian: törülköző |
Indonesian: handuk |
Icelandic: handklæði, viskustykki |
Italian: asciugamano |
Japanese: タオル |
Korean: 수건 |
Lithuanian: rankšluostis |
Latvian: dvielis |
Malay: tuala |
Dutch: handdoek |
Norwegian: håndkle |
Polish: ręcznik |
Persian: حوله |
Pashto: ټوال، ځان وچونى، دسمال، ت |
Portuguese: toalha |
Romanian: prosop;ştergar |
Russian: полотенце |
Slovak: uterák; utierka |
Slovenian: brisača |
Serbian: peškir |
Swedish: handduk |
Thai: ผ้าขนหนู |
Turkish: havlu |
Taiwanese: 毛巾,擦...紙 |
Ukrainian: рушник |
Urdu: توليہ |
Vietnamese: khăn |
Chinese: 毛巾,擦...纸 |
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