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hand towel

/ˈhæn(d)ˌtaʊ(ə)l/

hand towel noun: a small towel used for drying the hands or face.

Noun

hand towel (plural hand towels)

  1. A small towel used for drying the hands or face.

hand towel meaning in Tamil and Urdu

hand towel in Tamil

towel used for drying the hands or face
கைக்குட்டை kaikkuṭṭai

hand towel in Urdu

hand towel; handkerchief
آبچین ābcīn

Forms of hand towel

pluralhand towels
alternative formhandtowel

Origin of hand towel

From Middle English hand towelle, equivalent to hand + towel.

Questions about hand towel

What does hand towel mean?
Hand towel means a small towel used for drying the hands or face.
What is hand towel in Tamil?
Hand towel in Tamil is கைக்குட்டை (kaikkuṭṭai). See Hand towel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hand towel?
Hand towel is a noun.
How do you pronounce hand towel?
Hand towel is pronounced /ˈhæn(d)ˌtaʊ(ə)l/.
What is the plural of hand towel?
The plural of hand towel is hand towels.

Words near hand towel in the dictionary

  1. hand tennis
  2. hand to God
  3. hand to mouth
  4. hand tool
  5. hand tools
  6. hand towel
  7. hand towels
  8. hand traverse
  9. hand traverses
  10. hand tree
  11. hand trees

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hand towel (page history and authors); آبچین (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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