tea towel

noun

a dishtowel.

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Origin of tea towel

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby tea towel

tea party, tea rose, tea service, tea shop, tea table, tea towel, tea tray, tea tree, tea trolley, tea wagon, tea-bag
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Example sentences 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 Foster

  • Finally 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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