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tea-towel

tea-towel is the alternative form of tea towel.

Meaning of tea towel

Noun

tea towel (plural tea towels)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A cloth, made from cotton or linen, for drying dishes and glassware.

Forms of tea-towel

pluraltea-towels

Questions about tea-towel

What is tea-towel the alternative form of?
Tea-towel is the alternative form of tea towel.

Words near tea-towel in the dictionary

  1. tea-tables
  2. TEA-TEB
  3. tea-things
  4. tea-time
  5. tea-times
  6. tea-towel
  7. tea-towels
  8. tea-tray
  9. tea-trays
  10. tea-urn
  11. tea-urns

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