tea towel
A cloth, made from cotton or linen, for drying dishes and glasswareA cloth, made from cotton or linen, for drying dishes and glassware.
» Cover the saucepan with a tea towel.
Bedecke den Topf mit einem Tuch! — al_ex_an_der
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1 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A cloth, made from cotton or linen, for drying dishes and glassware.
a towel for drying dishes
Examples
8 sentencesCover the saucepan with a tea towel.
deBedecke den Topf mit einem Tuch! — al_ex_an_der
Nicola used a tea towel to dry the dishes.
Tom where are the tea towels? I have spilled coffee.
deWo sind die Küchentücher, Tom? Ich habe Kaffee verschüttet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You can use that tea towel to dry the dishes.
There is a tea towel over there to dry the dishes.
Origin
From tea + towel. Attested from the middle 19th century. Compare earlier tea-cloth from thFrom tea + towel. Attested from the middle 19th century. Compare earlier tea-cloth from the late 18th century.
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Forms
plural: tea towelsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a towel for drying dishes:dishtoweldish towel