Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TOW'EL
TOW'EL, n. [Fr. touaille; Gaelic, tubailt; It. tovaglia; Port. toalha; Arm. touailhon; Sp. toballa, tobaja, toaja, or toalla. In Italian the word signifies a table cloth.]
A cloth used for wiping the hands, and for other things.
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