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paper towel
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
paper towel
(noun)
paper towel
noun
plural
paper towels
paper towel
noun
plural
paper towels
Britannica Dictionary definition of PAPER TOWEL
:
a sheet of soft and thick paper that can soak up liquid and that is used for drying your hands, cleaning up spills, etc.
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count
]
She used a
paper towel
to wipe off the counter.
(
US
) a roll of
paper towels
[=(
Brit
) a roll of kitchen paper]
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(
US
) a piece of
paper towel
[=(
Brit
)
kitchen paper
]
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