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.]
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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
| Imperative |
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| towel |
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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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Translations
مِنْشَفَةمِنْشَفَهيُنَشِّف
ručníkutěrkautřít se ručníkem
håndklædekøkkenrulle
آبچینحوله
pyyhepyyheliina
ručnik
törülközõtörülközőtörülközõvel töröl
handklæîi, viskustykkiòurrka meî handklæîi
タオル
타월
rankšluostinė medžiagarankšluostisšluostytis
dvielisnoslaucīt ar dvielislaucīt ar dvieli
prosop
uterákutrieť sa uterákom
brisača
handduk
ผ้าขนหนู
khăn lau
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towel
[ˈtaʊəl]1. n (also hand towel) → asciugamano (also bath towel) → telo da bagno (also tea towel, dishtowel) → strofinaccio
to throw in the towel (fig) → gettare la spugna
to throw in the towel (fig) → gettare la spugna
2. vt to towel o.s. dry → asciugarsi con un asciugamano
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈtowelled , (American) ˈtoweled – to rub with a towel.
ˈtowelling noun a kind of rough cloth from which towels etc are made.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
towel
→ مِنْشَفَة ručník håndklæde Handtuch πετσέτα toalla pyyhe serviette ručnik asciugamano タオル 타월 handdoek håndkle ręcznik toalha полотенце handduk ผ้าขนหนู havlu khăn lau 毛巾Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
towel
n. toalla.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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towel
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