English-Thai Dictionary

towel

N ผ้าขนหนู  ผ้าเช็ดตัว  ผ้าเช็ดหน้า  sheet napkin pa-kon-nu

 

towel

N ผ้า เช็ด จานชาม  wiper pa-ched-jam-cham

 

towel

VI เช็ด ให้ แห้ง (ด้วย ผ้าขนหนู  เช็ดตัว  เช็ดหน้า  ched-hai-hang

 

toweling

N ผ้าเช็ดมือ เช็ด ชาม 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TOWEL

n.A cloth used for wiping the hands and for other things.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TOWEL

Tow "el, n. Etym: [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. þweán to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. þva, Sw. två, Dan. toe, Goth. þwahan. Cf. Doily. ]

 

Defn: 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 Ægyptiaca; 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.

 

TOWEL

TOWEL Tow "el, v. t.

 

Defn: To beat with a stick. [Prov. Eng. ]

 

TOWELING

TOWELING Tow "el *ing, n.

 

Defn: Cloth for towels, especially such as is woven in long pieces to be cut at will, as distinguished from that woven in towel lengths with borders, etc. [Written also towelling. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

towel

tow el |ˈtoul ˈtaʊ (ə )l | ▶noun a piece of thick absorbent cloth or paper used for drying oneself or wiping things dry. ▶verb ( towels, toweling , toweled; Brit. towels, towelling, towelled ) [ with obj. ] wipe or dry (a person or thing ) with a towel: [ with obj. and complement ] : she toweled her hair dry | [ no obj. ] : quickly we'd towel off and dress for dinner. PHRASES throw in the towel see throw. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French toaille, of Germanic origin. The verb, originally meaning ‘beat or thrash, ’ dates from the early 18th cent. The sense ‘wipe with a towel ’ arose in the mid 19th cent.

 

towelette

tow el ette |tou (ə )ˈlet ˌtaʊəˈlɛt | ▶noun a small paper or cloth towel, usually premoistened in a sealed package, used for cleansing.

 

towelhead

tow el head |ˈtou (ə )l ˌhed ˈtaʊəl hɛd | ▶noun informal, offensive a person who wears a turban or a kaffiyeh.

 

towel horse

towel horse ▶noun a free-standing frame on which to hang towels.

 

toweling

tow el ing |ˈtouliNG ˈtaʊəlɪŋ |(Brit. towelling ) ▶noun thick absorbent cloth, typically cotton with uncut loops, used for towels and robes.

 

towel rail

towel rail ▶noun a rail, especially one attached to a wall, from which to hang towels.

 

Oxford Dictionary

towel

towel |ˈtaʊəl | ▶noun 1 a piece of thick absorbent cloth or paper used for drying oneself or wiping things dry. 2 Brit. a sanitary towel. ▶verb ( towels, towelling, towelled; US towels, toweling, toweled ) [ with obj. ] 1 wipe or dry with a towel: [ with obj. and complement ] : she towelled her hair dry . 2 informal, chiefly Austral. /NZ thrash or beat (someone ). ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French toaille, of Germanic origin. Sense 2 of the verb dates from the early 18th cent. ; sense 1 from the mid 19th cent.

 

towelette

towelette |taʊəˈlɛt | ▶noun a small moistened paper or cloth towel in a sealed package, used for cleansing.

 

towelhead

towel |head |ˈtaʊəlhɛd | ▶noun informal, offensive a person who wears a turban or keffiyeh (often used as a term of abuse for a Muslim or Arab ).

 

towel horse

towel horse ▶noun a free-standing frame on which to hang towels.

 

towelling

towelling |ˈtaʊəlɪŋ |(US toweling ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] thick absorbent cloth, typically cotton with uncut loops, used for towels and robes.

 

towel rail

towel rail ▶noun a rail, especially one attached to a wall, from which to hang towels.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

towel

tow el /táʊ (ə )l |tá (ʊ )əl / (!( -ow-は /aʊ |a (ʊ )/)) 〖語源は 「洗う布 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 〖しばしば複合語で 〗タオル (→bathroom )▸ dry [wipe ] one's face with a towel [hands on a towel ]タオルで顔 [手 ]をふく ▸ wrap [wear, put ] a towel around one's waist 腰にタオルを巻く 関連 いろいろなタオル ▸ a bath ～バスタオル ▸ a hand ～ハンドタオル ▸ a dish [｟主に英 ｠ tea ] ～ふきん ▸ a paper ～ペーパータオル ▸ a sanitary ～生理用ナプキン (｟米 ｠a (sanitary ) napkin )thr ò w [｟まれ ｠t ò ss ] in the t ó wel 〘ボクシング 〙タオルを投げ入れる ; ｟くだけて ｠降参する, 負けを認める .動詞 ～s ; ～ed , ｟英 ｠～led ; ～ing , ｟英 ｠～ling 他動詞 …をタオルでふく (off, down ); 〖～ A C 〗A 〈物 〉をタオルでふいてC 〈状態 〉にする ▸ towel A dry タオルでふいてAを乾かす 自動詞 タオルでふく (off, down ).～́ r à ck [r à il, h ò rse, b à r ](特に浴室の )タオル掛け .～́ r ì ng タオルリング 〘輪になったタオル掛け 〙.

 

towelette

tow el ette /tàʊəlét /名詞 C ｟米 ｠(小さな )紙おしぼり, ぬれナプキン .

 

toweling

t ó wel ing ｟英 ｠-ling 名詞 U タオル地 .