"betowelled" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From be- + towel + -ed. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|be|towel|ed}} be- + towel + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} betowelled (not comparable)
  1. Wearing a towel. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: towelled, betoweled

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          "ref": "1858, Hugh Miller, “Rambles of a Geologist; or Ten Thousand Miles over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland”, in The Cruise of the Betsey; […]. With Rambles of a Geologist; […]., Edinburgh: Thomas Constable and Co.; London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co., chapter X, page 399",
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          "text": "Both saunas offer discount to the under 26’s, and provide clean towels and robes. A patient and steady parade of betowelled torsos pad barefoot along the carpeted passageways, passing by the entrances to rooms occupied by those customers who have positioned themselves on the bunks to best advantage in the hope of attracting a suitable gentleman caller.",
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          "ref": "1992, Anthony Bailey, “The Way to Bangor Pier”, in A Walk Through Wales, Michael di Capua Books, page 281",
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