0 a cloth used for drying plates, knives and forks, etc., after you have washed them
1 a cloth used for drying dishes
Cover with a clean, dry dishtowel and let rise in a warm, draft-free area until doubled in size (about 2 hours).
I threw down my dishtowel and stepped out the back door.
Cover the cooked tortillas with a dishtowel to keep them warm.
Pour the water off, then transfer the tofu cubes to a non-terry dishtowel or double layer of paper towels placed atop a plate.
The widow was standing on her front door step with a dishtowel in one hand.
She had run out to the corner of the house, dishtowel in hand, to watch their movements as far as she could see them.
As she passed through the sitting room on her way out, her mother would appear in the doorway, dishtowel in hand.
On his return trip we waited until he had entered the carton and then clapped a dishtowel over the hole.
