paper toweling
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- noun
- /ˈpeɪpər ˈtaʊəlɪŋ/
:
toalla de papel
- They blot them almost dry with sponges on continuous paper toweling secured to a "drying" table.
- drain on paper toweling
Examples
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The baby was lying on some paper toweling, and they bagged that.
Fiction book (2001) -
She ripped off a section of paper toweling from the roll, put it to her nose, and blew.
Fiction book (1991) -
He lifts the putty knife from the cart, scrapes at a wad of paper toweling glommed to the underside of a sink.
Fiction book (2000) -
She placed the soaking wet vegetables on a sheet of paper toweling to absorb the excess water.
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After washing her hands, she dried them with a piece of paper toweling from the roll.
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He used paper toweling to clean up the spill on the kitchen counter quickly.
Synonyms
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A piece of cloth or paper used to dry people and objects
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A disposable paper sheet that soaks up water to dry hands or clean spills
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A small disposable moist cloth or paper for cleaning hands and surfaces
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A small towel for drying your hands or face
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A cloth used to dry dishes after they are washed
A small towel used to dry the face or hands
A long loop of cloth that turns on a roller for drying hands
How Absorbent
Surface Forms
Morphology
paper + toweling
The noun is directly compositional: 'paper' + 'toweling' denotes toweling material made from paper (i.e. paper towels), so the MWE's meaning is derivable from its parts. This compounding pattern is common across languages and in English (paper towel/paper toweling), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Paper toweling The name paper toweling comes from the words paper and toweling: imagine a towel made of paper in sheets or rolls that soaks up water. So, the name came to mean the throwaway paper used to 'dry' hands or 'wipe' spills.