towel
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tow·el
(tou′əl)n.
A piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for wiping or drying.
v. tow·eled, tow·el·ing, tow·els or tow·elled or tow·el·ling
v.tr.
To wipe or rub dry with a towel.
v.intr.
To dry oneself with a towel.
[Middle English towaille, from Old French toaille, of Germanic origin.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
towel
(ˈtaʊəl)n
1. a square or rectangular piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for drying the body
2. a similar piece of cloth used for drying plates, cutlery, etc
3. (Boxing) throw in the towel See throw in4
vb (tr) , -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled
4. to dry or wipe with a towel
5. slang (often foll by: up) Austral to assault or beat (a person)
[C13: from Old French toaille, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German dwahal bath, Old Saxon twahila towel, Gothic thwahan to wash]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
tow•el
(ˈtaʊ əl, taʊl)n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n.
1. an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, esp. the hands, face, or body.
v.t. 2. to wipe or dry with a towel.
[1250–1300; Middle English (n.) < Old French toaille cloth for washing or wiping < West Germanic *thwahljō (> Old High German dwahilla, akin to dwahal bath)]
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towel
Past participle: towelled
Gerund: towelling
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| Noun | 1. |  towel - a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wipingbath towel - a large towel; to dry yourself after a bath beach towel - very large towel to dry yourself after swimming face towel, hand towel - a small towel used to dry the hands or face paper towel - a disposable towel made of absorbent paper piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric roller towel - a towel with the ends sewn together, hung on a roller |
| Verb | 1. |  towel - wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
towel
(ˈtauəl) noun 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.toalla; paño
verb – past tense, past participle ˈtowelled , (American) ˈtoweled – to rub with a towel. secar con toalla
ˈtowelling noun a kind of rough cloth from which towels etc are made. felpa
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towel
→ toallaMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
towel
n. toalla.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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towel
n toallaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.