bath towel

American  

[bath, bahth] / bæθ, bɑθ /

noun

bath towels plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bath towels
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bath towel

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Gordon Cooper, 73, from High Wycombe, told BBC Your Voice that he hangs a wet bath towel in his bedroom and places his fan nearby to help cool down the room.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

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

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

First, the collar on the pink robe is turned up; second, there's a bath towel wrapped around her head; and third, the real Aunt Ethel is about twelve hundred miles southeast of here.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements