bath towel

American  

[bath, bahth] / bæθ, bɑθ /

noun

1. a large towel used to dry the body after bathing or showering, usually made of heavy, absorbent material.

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Etymology

Origin of bath towel

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Try using this in a closet, in mudroom storage bins or in powder room bath towel drawers.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2023

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

Roll up a bath towel and grab it at one end with your hands slightly apart, or you can use your golf grip if you like.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 3, 2020

George had called down to the doorman to get a car, Benji on Monica’s lap with a bath towel pressed against his face.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 24, 2019

In a little while he put fresh undershorts back on and set out for the beach in his moccasins, a khaki-colored bath towel draped over his shoulders.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller