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Definition of Towel

1. Noun. A rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping.

Definition of Towel

1. n. A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath.

2. v. t. To beat with a stick.

Definition of Towel

1. Noun. A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as a person after a bath. ¹

2. Verb. To hit with a towel. ¹

3. Verb. To dry by using a towel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Towel

1. to wipe with a towel (an absorbent cloth) [v -ELED, -ELING, -ELS or -ELLED, -ELLING, -ELS]

Medical Definition of Towel

1. A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath. Towel gourd, the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant Luffa aegyptiaca; also, the plant itself. The fruit is very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds, is used as a sponge or towel. Synonym: Egyptian bath sponge, and dishcloth. Origin: 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. Thwean to wash, OS. Thwahan, Icel. Thva, Sw. Tva, Dan. Toe, Goth. Thwahan. Cf. Doily. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Towel

Literary usage of Towel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American State Trials: A Collection of the Important and Interesting by John Davison Lawson, Robert Lorenzo Howard (1921)
"How did the blood get on the towel which you put on his head? I presume it got on from the ... Did you notice blood on the towel before Mrs. Smith came? ..."

2. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"Get out your towel my dear!" The plastering that fell from ceilings in San Francisco that day, ... However—on second thought,—if the "GET OUT YOUR towel. ..."

3. Friends' Intelligencer by Friends Intelligencer Association (1858)
"By and by a little basket was opened, and a brown towel lull of cookies ... THE BROWN towel. We had a holiday, and a party of the girls were going to Pine ..."

4. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"Whence то RUB DOWN WITH AN OAKEN towel = to thrash.—GROSE (1785); MATSELL (1859)- OAR, suis. (old).—i. A busy body : hence, то PUT (or SHOVE) ONE'S OAR IN ..."

5. The Science and Art of Surgery: A Treatise on Surgical Injuries, Diseases by John Eric Erichsen (1884)
"If more force is required, a towel may be put round the lower part of the thigh. Reduction by Extension is to be done in the following manner: The patient ..."

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