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.

---

Etymology

Origin of bath towel

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Marini says a 100 percent cotton bath towel with a high GSM starts around $70; a medium-grade one runs about $29 to $50.

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

Being that there would be no maid service all week for the patients, I put a bath towel down on the sheets to lay on.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 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

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