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Middle English
- towaile, towelle, towell, towel, towail, towaille, tueil, touwayle, touel, twaile, tuell, touayl, touwayl, towayl, twayle, tawale, tewayll, toual, twaylle, towylle
Etymology
From Old French toaille, from Early Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish *þwahilu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuːˈ(w)æi̯l(ə)/, /ˈtuːɛl(ə)/, /ˈtwæi̯l(ə)/
Noun
towayle (plural towayles)
- A cloth for washing; a towel or washcloth.
- A fabric tablecloth cover or protector.
- A cloth acting as a sieve or strainer.
- A drape for going over an altar or grave.
- (surgery) A surgical cloth or cover.
- A cloth wrap for the neck; a scarf.
- (rare) A fabric cover for communion wafers.
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