sanitary towel

noun

British.

1. sanitary napkin.

sanitary towel

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanitary towel¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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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The girl's intimate body parts were exposed and she was made to take off her sanitary towel, according to a safeguarding review of the incident published in March 2022.

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A manager at Brown's Food Company assembled female workers to find out who had thrown a used sanitary towel in an incorrect bin, an official said.

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The girl's intimate body parts were exposed and she was made to take off her sanitary towel, according to the review.

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