noun / verb
towel
TOW-ul/ˈtaʊəl/
An absorbent cloth for drying or wiping.
The thick towel hangs over the basin with its absorbent weave exposed.
Etymology
Old French toaille already named a towel, so the drying-cloth sense is inherited. Its Germanic relatives include words meaning “wash,” connecting the cloth with the washing it accompanies.
In context
grab your towel and just dry yourself off in the shower completely off in the shower inside of the shower
More examples
- We keep fresh towels on the bathroom shelf.
- He towels off after his morning swim.
- I toweled the dog dry after her bath.
Forms
towel · towels · toweled · toweling
toweling noun — Absorbent fabric used for making towels.