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Definition of Towelling
1. Noun. Any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels.
Generic synonyms: Cloth, Fabric, Material, Textile
Specialized synonyms: Huck, Huckaback, Terry, Terry Cloth, Terrycloth
Definition of Towelling
1. Noun. terry cloth ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of towel) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Towelling
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Towelling
Literary usage of Towelling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of Trade Products, Manufacturing, and Technical Terms: With a by Peter Lund Simmonds (1858)
"... MEDICAL-RUBBERS, a coarse unbleached flax towelling, used for drying the body
after bat hi n tr. ..."
2. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1914)
"$29 82 $39 9ft - $48 OO 37991 — Dish towelling, cotton, etc ...................
............ $19 13 ... 5 15 41801 — towelling, mosquito netting, cotton . ..."
3. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1889)
"To prevent air passing through the meshes of the towelling there is a ...
The rubber hood is pulled over the towelling. The rubber hood is longer than the ..."
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