roller towel

noun

1. a long towel sewed together at the ends and hung on a roller.

roller towel

noun

1. a towel with the two ends sewn together, hung on a roller
2. a continuous towel wound inside a roller enabling a clean section to be pulled out when required

Word History and Origins

Origin of roller towel¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Her voice broke and Minnie, scenting a tragedy but ignorant of it, went back to her kitchen to cry into the roller towel.

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He sluiced his face with cold water at the sink, and slush-slushed his head in a roller-towel, talking the while.

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There's a bar of soap down there and a roller towel, so I guess you won't have to go dirty.

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He had seen the roller towel hanging beside the sink, and judged from its appearance that it had already been used nearly a week.

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She stopped and, with a tenderly spoken admonition, covered her more closely with the roller towel.

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