Chiefly Brit. dish towel
Origin of tea towel
from being used to dry the pieces of a tea service after they have been washedtea towel
tea towel tea towel
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tea towel
noun
A cloth for drying dishes; a dishtowel.
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Noun
(plural tea-towels)
- Alternative form of tea towel.
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