Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. 1 A piece of absorbent cloth for drying or wiping dishes, cups or silverware 2 A piece of cloth similar in size or texture, but used for other functions
WordNet
n. a towel for drying dishes [syn: tea towel]
Usage examples of "dish towel".
I really don't want to see, but I'm already thinking about what we can do about his tooth, about the blood, I'm thinking about whether I should go into the back to the toilet and get some paper out of there, or whether I should go to the front and see if the attendant has some towel, or a dish towel, and I'm feeling guilty and stupid for not saying something.
He watches her rinse her hands under the tap, give them a quick shake, and dry them on a dish towel.
Gently, he placed the hand in a rectangular Tupperware container on another soft dish towel that he had arranged as a bed for it.
She took the pot off the cooker, placed it on a round metal tray on the small, white-painted table, and covered it with a clean-looking dish towel.
Still, a glimpse of Gary leaping through the kitchen wielding a dish towel in obvious pursuit of the cat made him smile despite his pain.
He clicked them twice in the air, pulled out a dish towel, and stood behind Skyler, placing the towel around his neck and tucking it into his collar.
She was very gentle with us and did not notice a badly washed dinner plate that left a greasy stain on the dish towel.