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towel |
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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