Towelling is the cloth that towels are made of — thick, soft, and covered all over in tiny loops of thread that stand up from the surface. Those loops are why it works: they hold a lot of water, and they rub your skin dry. You can feel the difference with your eyes shut. A shirt is flat; towelling is furry and slightly bumpy.

Towelling is the cloth that towels are made oftowelling是做毛巾的那種布 thick, soft厚實、柔軟 and covered all over in tiny loops of thread表面布滿一圈圈小線圈 that stand up from the surface那些線圈立在布的表面 Those loops are why it works這些線圈就是它有用的原因 they hold a lot of water能吸住很多水 and they rub your skin dry又能把皮膚擦乾 You can feel the difference with your eyes shut閉上眼睛用手摸就能分辨出差別 A shirt is flat襯衫是平的 towelling is furry and slightly bumpy毛巾布則毛毛的、有點凹凸不平

We use the word when we are talking about the material itself, not about one towel. So you say 'a towelling bathrobe' or 'a towelling headband' or 'these are made of towelling' — meaning: made of that towel cloth, even though the thing is not a towel. Bathrobes, baby bibs, beach cover-ups, the sweatbands tennis players wear on their wrists: all towelling.

We use the word when we are talking about the material itself我們用這個詞是在講這種布料本身 not about one towel而不是在講某一條毛巾 So you say a towelling bathrobe or a towelling headband所以你會說「towelling浴袍」或「towelling頭帶」 or these are made of towelling或「這些是用towelling做的」 meaning: made of that towel cloth意思是用那種毛巾布做的 even though the thing is not a towel即使那東西根本不是一條毛巾 Bathrobes, baby bibs, beach cover-ups浴袍、嬰兒圍兜、沙灘罩衫 the sweatbands tennis players wear on their wrists網球選手戴在手腕上的吸汗帶 all towelling全都是毛巾布做的

Spelling depends on where you are. British English writes towelling with two l's; American English writes toweling with one. Neither is wrong — they are the same word. Americans also often just say terry cloth or terry instead, and in the shops here in Taiwan you will see 毛巾布 on the label, which is exactly the same idea: towel cloth.

Spelling depends on where you are拼法要看你在哪裡 British English writes towelling with two l's英式英語拼成兩個l的towelling American English writes toweling with one美式英語拼成一個l的toweling Neither is wrong兩種都沒錯 they are the same word只是同一個字 Americans also often just say terry cloth or terry instead美國人也常常直接說terry cloth或terry and in the shops here in Taiwan而在台灣店裡 you will see 毛巾布 on the label你會在標籤上看到「毛巾布」三個字 which is exactly the same idea: towel cloth意思完全一樣，就是毛巾布

One more use, a small one: towelling can also mean the act of drying something with a towel — 'a quick towelling down after swimming'. That one is less common, and mostly British.

One more use, a small one還有一個比較少見的用法 towelling can also mean the act of drying something with a toweltowelling也可以指用毛巾擦乾的這個動作 a quick towelling down after swimming像「游完泳後快速擦一擦」 That one is less common這個用法比較少見 and mostly British而且大多是英式用法