Towel

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Towel \Tow"el\, v. t.
     To beat with a stick. [Prov. Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Towel \Tow"el\, n. [OE. towaille, towail, F. touaille, LL.
     toacula, of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. dwahila, swahilla, G.
     zwehle, fr. OHG. dwahan to wash; akin to D. dwaal a towel,
     AS. [thorn]we['a]n to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. [thorn]v[=a],
     Sw. tv[*a], Dan. toe, Goth. [thorn]wahan. Cf. {Doily}.]
     A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying
     anything wet, as the person after a bath.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Towel gourd} (Bot.), the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant
        {Luffa Aegyptiaca}; also, the plant itself. The fruit is
        very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds,
        is used as a sponge or towel. Called also {Egyptian bath
        sponge}, and {dishcloth}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  towel
       n : a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying
           or wiping
       v : wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry"
       [also: {towelling}, {towelled}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "towel":
     air-dry, anhydrate, bake, blot, brush, burn, cure, dehumidify,
     dehydrate, desiccate, drain, dry, evaporate, exsiccate, fire,
     insolate, kiln, mummify, parch, rub, scorch, sear, shrivel, smoke,
     soak up, sponge, sun, sun-dry, swab, torrefy, weazen, wipe, wither,
     wizen