tea towel

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tea towel

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

noun tea towels · tea-towel · teatowel

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK A cloth, made from cotton or linen, for drying dishes and glassware.
Similar: dishcloth, dishtowel, tea cloth

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@misc{tea_towel_2026,
  title = {tea towel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tea%20towel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}