betoweled
betoweled adjective: wearing a towel.
Adjective
betoweled (not comparable)
- Wearing a towel.
- Every morning a procession of salesmen would file into the bathroom of her suite in the Ritz and Hattie, sitting decently betoweled in her bath, would inspect the buttons, fabrics, bags and gloves they offered, placing her orders then and there.1945 November 12, Russell Maloney, “Hattie Carnegie: With a “look,” a little suit and a knowledge of all the angles, she has risen from poverty to be absolute boss of a ^$6,500,000 dress business”...
- We may leave open the question whether Churchill was stark naked or modestly betoweled when Roosevelt came into his suite; […]1976, Robert H. Pilpel, “Grand Allies”, in Churchill in America, 1895-1961: An Affectionate Portrait, New York, N.Y.; London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, →ISBN, part two (Friend and Ally), page 144
- Synonyms:
- toweled
Synonyms of betoweled
Forms of betoweled
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Origin of betoweled
From be- + towel + -ed.
Questions about betoweled
- What does betoweled mean?
- Betoweled means wearing a towel.
- What part of speech is betoweled?
- Betoweled is an adjective.
Words near betoweled in the dictionary
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