towel
tow‧el1 S3 /ˈtaʊəl/ 
noun [countable]
a piece of cloth that you use for drying your skin or for drying things such as dishes:
Have you got a clean towel I could use?
bath/beach/kitchen towel
She dried her hands on the kitchen towel.
⇨ paper towel, sanitary pad, tea towel, ⇨ throw in the towel at THROW IN(3)
towel2 (also towel down/off) verb (past tense and past participle towelled, present participle towelling British English, toweled, toweling American English) [transitive]
to dry yourself using a towel:
He stood in the doorway, towelling his hair dry.
⇨ towelling
| I |
noun [countable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: toaille
Language: Old French
Origin: toaille
a piece of cloth that you use for drying your skin or for drying things such as dishes:
bath/beach/kitchen towel
⇨ paper towel, sanitary pad, tea towel, ⇨ throw in the towel at THROW IN(3)
| II |
(also towel down/off) verb (past tense and past participle towelled, present participle towelling British English, toweled, toweling American English) [transitive]to dry yourself using a towel:
⇨ towelling