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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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