Толковый словарь английского языка - towel
Towel
towel
I. noun Etymology: Middle English towaille, from Anglo-French tuaille, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German dwahila ~; akin to Old High German dwahan to wash Date: 13th century an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping or drying, II. verb (-eled or -elled; -eling or -elling) Date: circa 1839 transitive verb to rub or dry (as the body) with a ~, intransitive verb to use a ~ to dry oneself
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n. & v. --n. 1 a a piece of rough-surfaced absorbent cloth used for drying oneself or a thing after washing. b absorbent paper used for this. c a cloth used for drying plates, dishes, etc.; a tea towel. 2 Brit. = sanitary towel. --v. (towelled, towelling; US toweled, toweling) 1 tr. (often refl.) wipe or dry with a towel. 2 intr. wipe or dry oneself with a towel. 3 tr. sl. thrash. Phrases and idioms towel-horse (or -rail) a frame for hanging towels on. Derivatives towelling n. Etymology: ME f. OF toail(l)e f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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