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The definition of a towel is an absorbent cloth or paper used for washing and drying off.

(noun)

An example of a towel is what people use to dry off after showering.

See towel in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a piece of absorbent cloth or paper for wiping or drying things, or for drying oneself after washing or bathing: a dish towel, a bath towel

Origin: 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

transitive verb toweled or towelled, toweling or towelling

to wipe or dry with a towel

See towel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for wiping or drying.

verb tow·eled or tow·elled, tow·el·ing or tow·el·ling, tow·els

verb, transitive

To wipe or rub dry with a towel.

verb, intransitive

To dry oneself with a towel.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English towaille

Origin: , from Old French toaille

Origin: , of Germanic origin

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