towel
noun
an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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After he had towelled himself he reached down for a brown leather pouch which lay on the three-legged bathroom stool.
From The Drums of Jeopardy by Harold MacGrath