bath towel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bath towel
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The hotel supplies a bath towel, hand towel, flimsy slippers and a disposable toothbrush and toothpaste.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
“The first time I was really able to express myself was when I would get out of the bathroom, put my bath towel on and pretend it was a dress,” Picasshoe said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025
Typically, a washcloth is 12 by 12 inches, a hand towel is 16 by 30 inches and a bath towel is about 27 by 52 inches, Feldman says.
From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2022
Returning to Bellini's visual nonsequitur role, the man serenely traipsing around in nothing but a bath towel underscores their take on aging and physical change.
From Salon • May 20, 2022
She thought the yellow soap was too biting, so she brought along a cake of Sweetheart Soap and a big old bath towel to dry him with.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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