bath towel
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bath towel
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The bath towel was skimpy but the counters for drying your hair and getting ready were a nice touch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
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
That’s certainly true of a standard bath towel, which has a lot of uses as a teaching tool.
From Golf Digest • Mar. 3, 2020
He wraps her in the bath towel and holds her against his body.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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