Towel Meaning
/ˈtaʊ̯əl/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
verbTo dry by using a towel.
Sentence Examples
Bring me a dry towel.
I'll bring one more towel.
Help yourself to a clean towel.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After swimming in the pool, she dried herself with a clean ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please bring a soft ____ with you to the pool so that you can dry yourself after you finish swimming today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English towayle, towel, towail, towaille, from Old French toaille (“towel”) (modern French touaille), Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish *þwahilu (“cloth”), from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną (“to wash”). Cognate with Old High German dwahila (“towel”) (modern dialectal German Zwehle), Dutch dwaal (“towel”), dweil (“mop”), Low German Dweel (“towel”), Old English þwǣle (“band; ribbon; fillet”), Old English þwēan (“to wash”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"We would open the windows, towel the door, and turn my bedroom into an Allman Brothers concert."
— 2012, Dave Tomar, The Shadow Scholar: How I Made a Living Helping College Kids Cheat:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After swimming in the pool, she dried herself with a clean ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please bring a soft ____ with you to the pool so that you can dry yourself after you finish swimming today.