towelette
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3.9
- noun
- /ˌtaʊəˈlɛt/
- US
:
toallita
- When you need insect repellent, a Band-Aid, safety pins, or a moist towelette, you'll be grateful.
- moist towelette
- cleansing towelette
- facial towelette
And now it gives a nice challenge to these towelettes.
- And now it gives a nice challenge to these towelettes.
Examples
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- I'll get the moist towelettes.
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Does anyone have an Evermoist towelette?
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So these are clean skin towelettes that I use.
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I had to wash it away with a little moist towelette, which was fun.
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Could you pass me one of those lemon towelettes?
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And Betsy, thanks for those moist towelettes.
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The foil contains a light towelette soaked in a cleaning solution that does not have to be rinsed.
Fiction book (1997) -
As soon as they reached the street, Nula furiously cleaned the girls' ice cream-smeared hands and faces with the premoistened towelettes she always carried in her purse.
Fiction book (1999) -
In fact, both Sophie and Jamie's faces fairly glowed, Cassie having taken the precaution of arming herself with packets of moist towelettes for the trip.
Fiction book (2001) -
You can easily clean your hands with a towelette after eating greasy food.
Synonyms
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1.0
A disposable paper sheet that soaks up water to dry hands or clean spills
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A small piece of soft material used for cleaning skin or surfaces
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1.3
A small soft disposable cloth made slightly wet to clean skin or surfaces
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2.4
Paper that soaks up water, made in sheets or rolls for drying hands and cleaning spills
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Etymology
Towelette comes from the word towel and the little ending -ette, where -ette means 'small', so it literally means 'small towel'. That's why a towelette is a small disposable cloth, often moist, used for quick cleaning.