bath towel
Americannoun
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
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
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
I put Ben’s things on the floor and wiped Tilly off with an old bath towel we kept in a basket inside the front door.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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