roller towel

American  

noun

1. a long towel sewed together at the ends and hung on a roller.

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roller towel British  

noun

1. a towel with the two ends sewn together, hung on a roller

2. a continuous towel wound inside a roller enabling a clean section to be pulled out when required

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Etymology

Origin of roller towel

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

On the back porch he sloshed water on his face, groped for the roller towel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Travelers could use the roller towel, basin and water provided in the rear of the car.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Francie would have dried her hands on the snowy, obviously-unused roller towel, her guide snatched her away.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

I don’t enjoy it so much in the evening, because the roller towel you use is soaked through: one towel has to last all day.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

Then he walked to the sink and washed his hands and dried them on the roller towel.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White