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Answer for the clue "Drying-up cloth ", 9 letters:
tea towel

Word definitions for tea towel in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A cloth, made from cotton or linen, for drying dishes and glassware.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He flung the damp tea towel on to the table. ▪ Her thin denim jacket was sodden and clung to her like a wet tea towel . ▪ She was drying a plate on a tea towel . ▪ With his other hand, he took the white tea towel from the rack ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a towel for drying dishes [syn: dish towel ]

Usage examples of tea towel.

Roger reached for the tea towel hanging by the stove and shoved it across the table to her.

He went the long way, through the dining and living rooms, wineglass in one hand, tea towel, momentarily forgotten, in the other.

Sarah has the leg of lamb resting on her knees because there's nowhere else to put it and, Wrapped in the tea towel, it looks a bit like she's already had her baby.

Just then, to my small relief, the barman appeared, looking unhappy and wiping his hands on a tea towel.

She wrapped up the child in a tea towel and handed the bundle back to its mother.

The creature, whose legs were so short they stuck out in front of it on the chair, was wearing a tea towel draped like a toga, and it had its face hidden in its hands.

It was pitiful to see the way Winky clutched at her tea towel as she sobbed over Mr.