towelling
/ (ˈtaʊəlɪŋ) /
an absorbent fabric, esp with a nap, used for making towels, bathrobes, etc
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How to use towelling in a sentence
Sally looks at her a moment in a pause of dry-towelling, and goes back to her room not quite convinced.
Somehow Good | William de Morgan"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.
Great Expectations | Charles DickensAs he now appeared in his doorway, towelling his hands, Wemmick got on his great-coat and stood by to snuff out the candles.
Great Expectations | Charles DickensHis teeth clicked as he wiped himself on the burlap towelling.
The Courage of Marge O'Doone | James Oliver CurwoodIn the pauses of sponging and towelling himself, the Commandant asked the question again and again.
Major Vigoureux | A. T. Quiller-Couch
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