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bath towel

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

Origin of bath towel

First recorded in 1860–65
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Examples from the Web for bath towel

Historical Examples of bath towel

  • He tucked a corner of the bath-towel under his chin and began his repast.

    Weatherby's Inning

    Ralph Henry Barbour

  • Three children and a bath-towel tugged one way, and Bobby Craven's expectant face the other.

    Loyal to the School

    Angela Brazil

  • A bath-towel was by some weird chance in the boat, and, tying this on the stick, the captain waved it.

  • He was in his shirt-sleeves and a bath-towel was fastened around his neck, descending in wispy folds to his knees.

    Weatherby's Inning

    Ralph Henry Barbour

  • Your servant then comes up, wraps you in a bath-towel, and you go off to the dressing-room.

    At the Court of the Amr

    John Alfred Gray