towelling (redirected from towellings)

tow·el  (toul)

n.

A piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for wiping or drying.

v. tow·eled or tow·elled, tow·el·ing or tow·el·ling, tow·els

v.tr.

To wipe or rub dry with a towel.

v.intr.

To dry oneself with a towel.

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[Middle English towaille, from Old French toaille, of Germanic origin.]

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towelling [ˈtaʊəlɪŋ]

n

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) an absorbent fabric, esp with a nap, used for making towels, bathrobes, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

towelling toweling (US) [ˈtaʊəlɪŋ] N → felpa f

towelling [ˈtaʊəlɪŋ]

n (= fabric) → tissu m éponge, éponge f

modif [bathrobe] → en éponge
towel rail (British) towel rack (US) n → porte-serviettes m inv

towelling

n → Frottee(stoff) m

towelling [ˈtaʊəlɪŋ] n (fabric) → (tessuto di) spugna