資料來源 : pyDict

手巾,毛巾用毛巾擦

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Towel \Tow"el\, n. [OE. towaille, towail, F. touaille, LL.
   toacula, of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. dwahila, swahilla, G.
   zwehle, fr. OHG. dwahan to wash; akin to D. dwaal a towel,
   AS. [thorn]we['a]n to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. [thorn]v[=a],
   Sw. tv[*a], Dan. toe, Goth. [thorn]wahan. Cf. {Doily}.]
   A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying
   anything wet, as the person after a bath.

   {Towel gourd} (Bot.), the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant
      {Luffa [AE]gyptiaca}; also, the plant itself. The fruit is
      very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds,
      is used as a sponge or towel. Called also {Egyptian bath
      sponge}, and {dishcloth}.

Towel \Tow"el\, v. t.
   To beat with a stick. [Prov. Eng.]

資料來源 : WordNet®

towel
     v : wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry"
     [also: {towelling}, {towelled}]

towel
     n : a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying
         or wiping
     [also: {towelling}, {towelled}]