towelling
Britishnoun
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“But I am not a fortune-teller,” he said, letting his head drop into a festoon of towel, and towelling away at his two ears.
From Literature
We called ourselves Les Penguins en Peignoirs because we wore white towelling bathrobes to wrap around us when we got out.
From The Guardian
A jingle of keys emerged, then some coins, and finally, a crumpled sheet of paper towelling.
From The Guardian
Admittedly, Dan and I like to hang out outside the bathroom and discuss politics or our fantasy football teams, wearing nothing but towelling, but it would be nice to go the whole hog.
From The Guardian
Far from haggling, the man who sold me a towelling gown patiently explained that his prices were fixed, and that even this robe, the biggest in his shop, would not be sufficient to cover me.
From The Guardian
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