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Egyptian bath sponge

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Towel \Tow"el\, n. [OE. towaille, towail, F. touaille, LL.
   toacula, of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. dwahila, swahilla, G.
   zwehle, fr. OHG. dwahan to wash; akin to D. dwaal a towel,
   AS. [thorn]we['a]n to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. [thorn]v[=a],
   Sw. tv[*a], Dan. toe, Goth. [thorn]wahan. Cf. {Doily}.]
   A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying
   anything wet, as the person after a bath.

   {Towel gourd} (Bot.), the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant
      {Luffa [AE]gyptiaca}; also, the plant itself. The fruit is
      very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds,
      is used as a sponge or towel. Called also {Egyptian bath
      sponge}, and {dishcloth}.
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