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[ tou-uh-ling, tou-ling ] / ˈtaʊ ə lɪŋ, ˈtaʊ lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR toweling ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna narrow fabric of cotton or linen, in plain, twill, or huck weave, used for hand towels or dishtowels. Also especially British, tow·el·ling . Origin of towelingFirst recorded in 1575–85; towel + -ing1 Words nearby towelingtowboat, tow car, tow-coloured, towel, towelette, toweling, towelling, towel rack, towel rail, tower, tower block Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for towelingShe never finishes her soup and she wears a toweling robe with a certain je ne sais quoi. Polanski's Brilliant Comeback|Simon Schama|February 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST The table linen and toweling would be both spun and woven by her hands. The American Country Girl|Martha Foote Crow Cut four pieces of the toweling, twelve inches long and six and a half wide, and shape them according to diagram. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878|Various It is used for toweling and costs about 30 cents per yard, 24 inches wide. Clothing and Health|Helen Kinne
These garments were made of Turkish toweling with wide sleeves and hoods, and were so long as “to barely escape” the ground. Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States|Claudia B. Kidwell The end of the toweling entwined itself about one of the dining-tables and held there. Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures|Edgar Franklin
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