bath towel
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- noun
- /bæθ taʊəl/
:
toalla de baño
- After taking a shower, I used a bath towel to dry my hair and body.
- wrap in a bath towel
- wearing a bath towel
- a thick bath towel
They've got pajamas, loungewear, bath towels, and much more.
- They've got pajamas, loungewear, bath towels, and much more.
- Their their bath towels are not so great like the backgrounds of the photos are were.
- Like how often do you wash your towel, your bath towel or like just these weird things throwing people off balance, right.
Examples
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The children visiting Tokusho kept peeking at his leg, which was draped with a large bath towel.
Fiction book (1998) -
My mother held a bath towel soaked with water in her arms.
Fiction book (1996) -
Can I have another bath towel to dry my hair with?
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Get me a bath towel.
Fiction book (1990) -
- Maid, would you get me an extra bath towel?
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- Get a bath towel for the inspector.
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We've got two big bath towels in this storage here.
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Lilly comes back with a large white bath towel.
Fiction book (1990) -
They've got pajamas, loungewear, bath towels, and much more.
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He's dripping wet and clutching a bath towel around his waist.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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A piece of cloth or paper used to dry people and objects
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A large towel used to dry yourself after swimming at the beach
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A thick cloth from Turkey that dries your body after a bath
A towel made of thick cloth with many small loops that soaks up water
How Absorbent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a large towel used for drying the body after bathing' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'bath' (bathing) with 'towel' (an absorbent cloth). This noun–noun composition follows an obvious compositional pattern found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The word bath towel comes from the simple idea of a towel used after a bath. So it means 'a large towel used for drying the body after bathing or showering'.