Turkish towel

noun

A thick towel with a nap of uncut pile.

Similar
terry towel

Meanings

nounTurkish towel (countable and uncountable, plural Turkish towels)

plural Turkish towels

  1. countableuncountableA thick towel with a nap of uncut pile.
  2. countableuncountableA bath towel with rough loose pile.
  3. countableuncountableA condition of birds in which the mucosa of the crop and proventriculus resembles white towelling due to moniliasis.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna bath towel with rough loose pile

Similar
terry towel
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Russian мохна́тое полоте́нце
  • мохна́тое полоте́нце (moxnátoje poloténce)a type of towel
Swedish frottéhandduk
  • frottéhandduka type of towel
Cite this entry
APA

Turkish towel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkish%20towel

MLA

“Turkish towel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkish%20towel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turkish towel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkish%20towel.

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