Towelling

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any fabric suitable for towels, such as huckaback or terry cloth. countable, uncountable, usually

    "My rule is to give for winter a linsey suit, one shirt of best towelling, one hat, one pair of shoes, a good blanket, costing $2 to $2 50, every other year […]"

  2. 2
    any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels wordnet
  3. 3
    A thrashing. countable, usually
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of towel form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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towelingtoweling

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"My rule is to give for winter a linsey suit, one shirt of best towelling, one hat, one pair of shoes, a good blanket, costing $2 to $2 50, every other year […]"

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Turkish towellingterry cloth

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