toweling

[ tou-uh-ling, tou-ling ]

/ ˈtaʊ ə lɪŋ, ˈtaʊ lɪŋ /

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noun

a narrow fabric of cotton or linen, in plain, twill, or huck weave, used for hand towels or dishtowels.

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Also especially British, tow·el·ling .

Origin of toweling

First recorded in 1575–85; towel + -ing¹

Words nearby toweling

towboat, tow car, tow-coloured, towel, towelette, toweling, towelling, towel rack, towel rail, tower, tower block

How to use toweling in a sentence

She never finishes her soup and she wears a toweling robe with a certain je ne sais quoi.
Polanski's Brilliant Comeback|Simon Schama|February 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A dozen kinds of cloth, from woolen and linen to bedticking and toweling, were woven on the premises.
Hero Stories from American History|Albert F. Blaisdell
As he strolled back along the beach he came upon a small, elderly gentleman toweling his head in a vigorous manner.
Love Among the Chickens|P. G. Wodehouse
It is this filling thread which will ravel in dish toweling or other material unless a hem is made.
Clothing and Health|Helen Kinne

D is made of glass toweling trimmed with finishing braid and featherstitching.
Clothing and Health|Helen Kinne
The place had Personality—the white enameled tables were set diagonally and clothed with strips of Japanese toweling.
The Job|Sinclair Lewis

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