towelette
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of towelette
Example Sentences
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At EN, a Japanese brasserie in the West Village, a waiter presented him with a small wooden box containing a Shout stain-remover towelette, a white cloth napkin, and a white paper napkin.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 10, 2018
The girl realizes that it’s a moist towelette.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 20, 2017
She doused a towelette with water from a plastic bottle and handed it to Jim Clarke, my companion, urging him to scrub the nasty stuff off my scalp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2014
The strongest move would be to reach for a moist towelette, such as the one presented with the wings at Pok Pok.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2014
Two traffic lights farther on Miss Ellis handed back a towelette.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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