Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   tow·el

   /ˈtou(ə)l/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of thick absorbent cloth or paper used for drying oneself or wiping things dry.

   verb

   • 1. wipe or dry (a person or thing) with a towel: "she toweled her hair dry"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French toaille, of Germanic origin. Sense 2 of the verb dates from the early 18th century; sense 1 from the mid 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • T

     1

   • O

     1

   • W

     4

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points