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Towel vs Towelette - What's the difference?

towel | towelette |

Towelette is a derived term of towel.



As nouns the difference between towel and towelette

is that towel is a cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as a person after a bath while towelette is a small towel.

As a verb towel

is to hit with a towel.

towel

English

Noun

(wikipedia towel) (en noun)
  • A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as a person after a bath.

    • Derived terms

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    Verb

  • To hit with a towel.
  • To dry by using a towel.
    • He got out of the shower and toweled himself dry.
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) To beat with a stick.

    • Derived terms

    * (l), (l) (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    towelette

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small towel.
  • :The folded moist towelette was smaller than my palm, but when unfolded at least cleaned my hands.