TOWEL

towel

(noun) a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

towel

(verb) wipe with a towel; “towel your hair dry”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

towel (plural towels)

A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as a person after a bath.

Hyponyms

• lavabo

• see also Derived terms below

Verb

towel (third-person singular simple present towels, present participle towelling or toweling, simple past and past participle towelled or toweled)

(transitive) To hit with a towel.

(transitive) To dry by using a towel.

(transitive) To block up (a door, etc.) with a towel, to conceal the fumes of a recreational drug.

(UK, dialect, obsolete, transitive) To beat with a stick.

Anagrams

• Towle, owlet

Source: Wiktionary

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Tow"el, n. Etym: [OE.towaille, towail, F. touaille, LL. toacula, of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. dwahila, swahilla, G. zwehle, fr. OHG. dwahan to wash; akin to D. dwaal a towel, AS. þweán to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. þva, Sw. två, Dan. toe, Goth. þwahan. Cf. Doily.]

Definition: A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath. Towel gourd (Bot.), the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant Luffa Ægyptiaca; also, the plant itself. The fruit is very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds, is used as a sponge or towel. Called also Egyptian bath sponge, and dishcloth.

Tow"el, v. t.

Definition: To beat with a stick. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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