hand towel
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhand towelˈhand ˌtowel noun [countable] DHCa small piece of cloth that you use for drying your hands → bath towelExamples from the Corpushand towel• Mike, whose own hair is visibly thinning despite careful combing, took the sight of Harvey in a hand towel badly.• Picking up a hand towel from a nearby chair, she wrapped both of Lizzy's wrists tightly.