huck

/'hʌkəbæk/ Cách viết khác : (huck) /hʌk/

Thân thiện

A nurse uses a huck towel to dry her hands at the hospital sink.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of coarse, absorbent fabric: "huck" refers to a durable cotton or linen textile, often used for towels or cleaning cloths due to its high absorbency and textured surface.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The hotel provided soft huck towels in the bathroom. (The hotel provided soft, coarse-fabric towels in the bathroom.)
  • She prefers to dry the dishes with a piece of huck because it's so absorbent. (She prefers to dry the dishes with a piece of coarse fabric because it's so absorbent.)

Advanced Usage

• "Huck toweling": a specific term for the fabric when used to make towels.
  • The spa ordered new robes made from pure cotton huck toweling. (The spa ordered new robes made from pure cotton coarse fabric for towels.)

Variants and Related Words

• Huckaback (n): a full synonym for "huck," often used interchangeably to describe the same coarse, absorbent fabric.
  • Huckaback is traditionally used for making durable hand towels.

Synonyms

• Toweling: a general term for fabric used to make towels, which can include huck.
• Terry cloth: a different, often looped, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes.

Học thuật

Noun

1. toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric

Từ đồng nghĩa

• huckaback