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• toweled — tow·el || taÊŠÉ™l n. piece of fabric used to dry things v. wipe or dry with a towel …   English contemporary dictionary

• towel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English towaille, from Anglo French tuaille, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German dwahila towel; akin to Old High German dwahan to wash Date: 13th century an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping or drying II. verb… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• towel — /tow euhl, towl/, n., v., toweled, toweling or (esp. Brit.) towelled, towelling. n. 1. an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing. 2. throw in the towel, Informal …   Universalium

• towel — 1. noun A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as a person after a bath. 2. verb a) To hit with a towel. He got out of the shower and toweled himself dry. b) To dry by using a towel …   Wiktionary

• towel — tow|el1 [ˈtauəl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: toaille] 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• towel — [[t]ta͟ʊəl[/t]] towels, towelling, towelled (in AM, use toweling, toweled) 1) N COUNT A towel is a piece of thick soft cloth that you use to dry yourself. ...a bath towel. 2) VERB If you towel something or towel it dry, you dry it with a towel.… …   English dictionary

• towel — noun a piece of thick absorbent cloth or paper used for drying. verb (towels, towelling, towelled; US towels, toweling, toweled) 1》 dry with a towel. 2》 informal, chiefly Austral./NZ thrash or beat. Origin ME: from OFr. toaille, of Gmc origin …   English new terms dictionary

• towel — /ˈtaʊəl / (say towuhl), /taʊl / (say towl) noun 1. a cloth or the like for wiping and drying something wet, especially one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing. –verb (t) (towelled or, US, toweled, towelling or, US …  

• towel — has inflected forms towelled, towelling in BrE, and usually toweled, toweling in AmE …   Modern English usage

• 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