towel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: towel	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for towel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
towel n a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping v wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Towel \Tow"el\, n. [OE. towaille, towail, F. touaille, LL. toacula, of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. dwahila, swahilla, G. zwehle, fr. OHG. dwahan to wash; akin to D. dwaal a towel, AS. [thorn]we[a0]n to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. [thorn]v[amac], Sw. tv[86], Dan. toe, Goth. [thorn]wahan. Cf. {Doily}.] A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath. {Towel gourd} (Bot.), the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant {Luffa [92]gyptiaca}; also, the plant itself. The fruit is very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds, is used as a sponge or towel. Called also {Egyptian bath sponge}, and {dishcloth}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Towel \Tow"el\, v. t. To beat with a stick. [Prov. Eng.]