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2 tea-towel
noun (a cloth for drying dishes after they have been washed eg after a meal.) viskustykki, diskaþurrka -
3 damp
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4 rail
[reil] 1. noun1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) rimill, rið2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) járnbrautarteinn2. verb((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) girða af með grindum- railing- railroad
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5 swathe
[sweiƟ](to wrap or bind: Her head was swathed in a towel.) sveipa, vefja -
6 tea
[ti:]1) (a type of plant grown in Asia, especially India, Ceylon and China, or its dried and prepared leaves: I bought half a kilo of tea.) terunni; te2) (a drink made by adding boiling water to these: Have a cup of tea!) te3) (a cup etc of tea: Two teas, please!) te(bolli)4) (a small meal in the afternoon (afternoon tea) or a larger one in the early evening, at which tea is often drunk: She invited him to tea.) síðdegiste•- tea-bag- teacup
- tea-party
- teapot
- tearoom
- tea-set
- tea-service
- teaspoon
- teaspoonful
- tea-time
- tea-towel
См. также в других словарях:
Towel Day — Une serviette suspendue pour la célébration. Signification Hommage à l’écrivain Douglas Adams Date 25 mai Célébrations … Wikipédia en Français
Towel Power — is a term used by the Vancouver Canucks of National Hockey League (NHL) to describe the waving of towels by their fans. It can also refer to the general waving of towels at stadiums and arenas in other sports in order to give a morale boost to… … Wikipedia
towel — [tou′əl] n. [ME towaille < OFr toaille (Fr touaille) < Frank * thwahlja, akin to OHG dwahila, towel < dwahan, to wash < IE base * twak , to bathe > OProv twaxtan, bath towel] a piece of absorbent cloth or paper for wiping or drying … English World dictionary
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Towel gourd — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
towel rail — also towel rack AmE n a bar or frame on which towels can be hung, especially in a bathroom … Dictionary of contemporary English
towel — towel; towel·ette; … English syllables
towel — ► NOUN ▪ a piece of thick absorbent cloth or paper used for drying. ► VERB (towelled, towelling; US toweled, toweling) ▪ dry with a towel. ORIGIN Old French toaille … English terms dictionary
Towel — Tow el, v. t. To beat with a stick. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Towel — (Judenth.), so v.w. Tauwel … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
towel — has inflected forms towelled, towelling in BrE, and usually toweled, toweling in AmE … Modern English usage
