towelling
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tow·el
(tou′əl)n.
A piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for wiping or drying.
v. tow·eled, tow·el·ing, tow·els or tow·elled or tow·el·ling
v.tr.
To wipe or rub dry with a towel.
v.intr.
To dry oneself with a towel.
[Middle English towaille, from Old French toaille, of Germanic origin.]
tow·el·ing
also tow·el·ling (tou′ə-lĭng, tou′lĭng)n.
Any of various fabrics of cotton or linen used for making towels.
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towelling
(ˈtaʊəlɪŋ)n
(Textiles) an absorbent fabric, esp with a nap, used for making towels, bathrobes, etc
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| Noun | 1. |  towelling - any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towelscloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" terry cloth, terrycloth, terry - a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes |
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Translations
قُماش المَناشِف
tkanina froté
frotté
frottír
handklæîaefni
froté
havluluk kumaş
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towelling
[ˈtaʊəlɪŋ] modif [bathrobe] → en épongetowel rail (British) towel rack (US) n → porte-serviettes m inv
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towelling
n → Frottee(stoff) m
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towel
(ˈtauəl) noun a piece of any of several types of absorbent cloth or paper for drying oneself, dishes etc after washing etc. After her swim she dried herself with a towel; a roll of paper kitchen towels.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈtowelled , (American) ˈtoweled – to rub with a towel.
ˈtowelling noun a kind of rough cloth from which towels etc are made.
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