In British English, a sheet of absorbent paper used for wiping surfaces, drying hands, or cleaning up spills — what Americans call a paper towel.
I learnt the lesson of cooking barefoot when I dropped a large chopping knife point down into the gap between my big toe and the next one . It bled like a burst pipe. Was touch and go that I'd be off to A&E with a ro…
Mannnnn, we were at a church conference (week long 8 hours a day no a/c) and they had the youth presenters on the front pews. All girls. This lady comes out the back with a damp KITCHEN towel for me to lay over my l…
In British English, a sheet of absorbent paper used for wiping surfaces, drying hands, or cleaning up spills — what Americans call a paper towel. In other contexts it also means a cloth dish towel. The term is standard in UK domestic vocabulary and reflects the tendency to name disposable paper products after their cloth equivalents.
She tore off a sheet of kitchen towel to mop up the coffee she had spilled on the counter.
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(Britain) A sheet of absorbent paper dispensed in restrooms, usually used for drying washed hands.
(UK) Paper towels intended for kitchen purposes such as absorbing spillages and wrapping sandwiches.
(North America, Australia, countable) A sheet of absorbent paper, used for cleaning and food preparation, usually sold in and dispensed from rolls.
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A cloth, made from cotton or linen, for drying dishes and glassware.
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A dish towel.
“I learnt the lesson of cooking barefoot when I dropped a large chopping knife point down into the gap between my big toe and the next one . It bled like a burst pipe. Was touch and go that I'd be off to A&E with a roll of kitchen towel arcel taped to my foot”
“Mannnnn, we were at a church conference (week long 8 hours a day no a/c) and they had the youth presenters on the front pews. All girls. This lady comes out the back with a damp KITCHEN towel for me to lay over my lap. Just mine! I was 16. It was infuriating and humiliating.”
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(UK) A sheet of kitchen paper.
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