English Explanatory Dictionary

tea towel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cloth, made from cotton or linen, for drying dishes and glassware.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tea towel.wav

Word forms

tea towel tea towels tea-towel teatowel

Etymology

From tea + towel. Attested from the middle 19th century. Compare earlier tea-cloth from the late 18th century.

Synonyms

dishcloth dishtowel tea cloth
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