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tow·el·ing

also tow·el·ling (tou′ə-lĭng, tou′lĭng)

Any of various fabrics of cotton or linen used for making towels.

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tow•el•ing

(ˈtaʊ ə lɪŋ, ˈtaʊ lɪŋ)

n.

a narrow fabric of cotton or linen, in plain, twill, or huck weave, used for hand towels or dishtowels.

Also, esp. Brit.,tow′el•ling.

[1575–85]

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toweling - any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels

towelling

cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

huck, huckaback - toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric

terry cloth, terrycloth, terry - a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes

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