See Also: towel 1, noun(dictionary)
towel(dictionary)
towel(medicine)
tea towel(dictionary)
towel 2, verb(dictionary)
towel rail(dictionary)
dish towel(dictionary)
bath towel(dictionary)
hand towel(dictionary)
paper towel(dictionary)

flotsam (iou) and towel 1, noun (oh)


flotsam (iou)



flotsam noun. . E17.
[Anglo-Norman floteson, from floter FLOAT verb. For the form cf. JETSAM; cf. also LAGAN, WAVESON.]
Law. Wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on the surface of the sea. Usu. assoc. with JETSAM. E17.
Timber etc. washed down by a stream. Orig. dial. E19.
transf. & fig. Things (or persons) discarded as worthless. M19.
R. Buchanan A mania for buying all sorts of flotsam and jetsam. P. Gallico The flotsam of bums, drifters and down-and-outers.
Newly ejected oyster-spawn. L19.

towel 1, noun (oh)




[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: toaille]
a piece of cloth that you use for drying your skin or for drying things such as dishes
::Have you got a clean towel I could use?
bath/beach/kitchen towel
::She dried her hands on the kitchen towel.
-see also paper towel , sanitary pad , tea towel
-see also throw in the towel atthrow in(3)