3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Towel \Tow"el\, n. [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 [thorn]we['a]n to wash, OS thwahan Icel. [thorn]v[=a],
Sw tv[*a], Dan. toe, Goth. [thorn]wahan. Cf {Doily}.]
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 [AE]gyptiaca}; 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Towel \Tow"el\, v. t.
To beat with a stick. [Prov. Eng.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
towel
n : a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying
or wiping
v : wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry"
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