sanitary towel

American  

noun

British.

1. sanitary napkin.

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sanitary towel British  

noun

1. an absorbent pad worn externally by women during menstruation to absorb the menstrual flow

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Etymology

Origin of sanitary towel

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Charity chief executive, Fola Komolafe, said she wanted people to experience "what it's like to make a sanitary towel" to give them a greater understanding of the issue.

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It also looked at a number of other allegations, including one involving a sanitary towel with the words "No Surrender" on it being placed on the head of a member of the youth team.

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In 2016, police busted a massive "fake sanitary towel" operation in southeast China, where millions of sanitary pads were manufactured in a factory without proper hygiene measures and packaged as popular brands.

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"The only item of potential interest found was a sanitary towel which was seized, however subsequent examination showed that this had no blood on it," it said.

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A manager "had found a used sanitary towel in one of the bins, and from what I gather, that dustbin was not meant for the disposal of sanitary towels," she said.

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