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