tea towel
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noun
a dishtowel.
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Nearby words
tea rose, tea service, tea set, tea shop, tea table, tea towel, tea tray, tea tree, tea trolley, tea wagon, tea-bag
Origin of tea towel
First recorded in 1870–75
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Examples from the Web for tea towel
Also attach to her belt a tea-towel and a small holder for lifting hot pans.
Cookery for Little Girls|Olive Hyde FosterFinally she retied the document in a tea-towel, tight and secure, and buried it deep in the flour barrel.
In the Shadow of the Hills|George C. Shedd
British Dictionary definitions for tea towel
tea towel
tea cloth
noun
a towel for drying dishes and kitchen utensilsUS name: dishtowel
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