TOWELLING

toweling, towelling

(noun) any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels

TOWEL

towel

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

towelling (usually uncountable, plural towellings)

(countable, uncountable) Any fabric suitable for towels, such as huckaback or terry cloth.

(countable) A thrashing.

Verb

towelling

present participle of towel

Source: Wiktionary

TOWEL

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