noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A towel or any similar cloth used to dry dishes.

   "A child of the Great Depression, Grandma would never throw away a dishtowel until it had more holes than thread."

2. 2
   a towel for drying dishes wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

tea toweldish toweldish toweldishclothtea cloth

Example

More examples

"Tom placed the dishtowel over his shoulder."

Etymology

From dish + towel.

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