towelled

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From towel +‎ -ed.

Adjective

towelled (not comparable)

  1. Wearing a towel.
    Synonym: betowelled
    • 1963, William Sansom, “Hot and Cold”, in The London Magazine, page 11:
      He tied the apron on with a little bow behind and strode to the big marble slab like a towelled man to a Turkish bath.
    • 2004, Rob Benvie, Safety of War, Coach House Books, →ISBN, page 21:
      Thick atmospheres obscure the fuzzy figures surrounding, towelled men wearing flip-flops, smearing shaving gel across their chins, sighing.
    • 2020, Ruth Maxey, Paul McGarr, editors, India at 70: Multidisciplinary Approaches (Routledge Studies in Modern History), Routledge, →ISBN:
      At the other end of the spectrum, Gunjal’s ‘Someday’ traces the movements of a modern young woman (signs of ‘modernity’ include cigarette smoking) from the shower (followed by a panel of two towelled women) to the streets where she is subjected to sexual harassment.

Verb

towelled

  1. simple past and past participle of towel
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