Turkish towel

or turkish towel

noun

1. a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.

Turkish towel

noun

1. a rough loose-piled towel; terry towel

Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkish towel¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

On a recent winter day, baby green urchins, red bumpy “Turkish towel” seaweed and chunky white-frilled anemones hung out under the docks outside Friday Harbor Labs.

From Seattle Times

He sat at Mar-a-Lago with a thick Turkish towel wrapped around his head, eyes squeezed shut, willing the thoughts to stop.

From Washington Post

We touched each other freely under our peshtemal, the small Turkish towels we were given.

From New York Times

“It was, like, our little joke, at first. I put the Turkish towel on him; he’d kick it off and run back in and sing it some more,” Ray added.

From Los Angeles Times

Dry off with Mayde’s tasseled Turkish towel, which can double as a wrap when the wind picks up.

From Los Angeles Times