toweling

[ tou-uh-ling, tou-ling ]
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noun
  1. a narrow fabric of cotton or linen, in plain, twill, or huck weave, used for hand towels or dishtowels.

Origin of toweling

1
First recorded in 1575–85; towel + -ing1
  • Also especially British, tow·el·ling .

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How to use toweling in a sentence

  • She never finishes her soup and she wears a toweling robe with a certain je ne sais quoi.

    Polanski's Brilliant Comeback | Simon Schama | February 18, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • A dozen kinds of cloth, from woolen and linen to bedticking and toweling, were woven on the premises.

  • As he strolled back along the beach he came upon a small, elderly gentleman toweling his head in a vigorous manner.

    Love Among the Chickens | P. G. Wodehouse
  • It is this filling thread which will ravel in dish toweling or other material unless a hem is made.

    Clothing and Health | Helen Kinne
  • D is made of glass toweling trimmed with finishing braid and featherstitching.

    Clothing and Health | Helen Kinne
  • The place had Personality—the white enameled tables were set diagonally and clothed with strips of Japanese toweling.

    The Job | Sinclair Lewis