n. A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as a person after a bath.
v. To hit with a towel.
v. To dry by using a towel.
v. To beat with a stick.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath.
v. To beat with a stick.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A cloth used for wiping anything dry; especially, a cloth for drying the person after bathing or washing.
n. Eccles.:
n. The rich covering of silk and gold which used to be laid over the top of the altar except during mass.
n. A linen altarcloth.
To rub or wipe with a towel.
To cudgel; lam.
To use a towel; rub or wipe with a towel.
n. Same as tewel.
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v. wipe with a towel
n. a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
Word Usage
"If you can manage with _one towel_ by washing it every day, or evening, allowing it to dry during the night, one towel will be sufficient; leave the others at home."