n. [ OE. towaille, towail, F. touaille, LL. toacula, of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. dwahila, swahilla, G. zwehle, fr. OHG. dwahan to wash; akin to D. dwaal a towel, AS. þweán to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. þvā, Sw. två, Dan. toe, Goth. þwahan. Cf. Doily. ] A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath. [ 1913 Webster ]
Towel gourd (Bot.),
v. t. To beat with a stick. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Cloth for towels, especially such as is woven in long pieces to be cut at will, as distinguished from that woven in towel lengths with borders, etc.