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    and a towel." However, the invention of the towel is commonly associated with the city of Bursa, Turkey, in the 17th century. These Turkish towels began...
    12 KB (1,560 words) - 00:39, 21 August 2024
  • Turkish towel can refer to two different things: a type of towel used in Turkish baths, such as a fouta towel or a peshtemal Chondracanthus exasperatus...
    230 bytes (64 words) - 19:57, 27 March 2023
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    Chondracanthus exasperatus, commonly called Turkish towel, is a species of seaweed in the family Gigartinaceae. The specific epithet exasperatus (lit...
    18 KB (1,713 words) - 12:39, 6 June 2024
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    known today as terry towelling, but which was initially known as the 'Turkish towel'. The company found a method of weaving the looped pile fabric on an...
    6 KB (589 words) - 23:00, 18 February 2024
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    are widely used today in the occidental world as Turkish bath towels (hammam towels) or even beach towels. It is also used as headwear in Somalia some examples...
    3 KB (225 words) - 12:43, 24 July 2024
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    Terrycloth, terry cloth, terry cotton, terry towelling, terry, terry towel, Turkish towelling (formerly), or simply towelling is a fabric woven with many...
    5 KB (615 words) - 04:57, 15 September 2024
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    Examples of pile textiles are carpets, corduroy, velvet, plush, and Turkish towels (terrycloth). The word is derived from Latin pilus for "hair". The surface...
    3 KB (269 words) - 23:29, 15 September 2024
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    Peshtemal (category Culture of Turkey)
    styles and colors in different areas of Turkey and Iran. The peshtemal absorbs water as fast as a terrycloth towel, dries more quickly, takes up less space...
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  • Haasan was injured on set. Haasan fixed his shoulder dislocation with a turkey towel and an iron rod on the sets. He returned to the shot after taking just...
    10 KB (673 words) - 14:02, 28 July 2024
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    superintendent in the textile industry. He invented a loom to produce Turkish towels (Terry towels), and later established his own company in the US. Samuel Holt...
    10 KB (1,268 words) - 19:36, 20 May 2024
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    Phyllophoraceae. It is sometimes confused with the distantly related Turkish towel (Chondracanthus exasperatus) which is of a similar texture but larger...
    13 KB (1,209 words) - 07:48, 15 August 2024
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    cloths, handkerchiefs, Turkish towels, fustians, nankeens, cotton velvets, bedticks, cambrics, drapers, hucks, damask, towels, &c. Also all kinds of preparing...
    17 KB (1,815 words) - 13:55, 5 September 2023
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    Various countries and organizations have responded to the 6 February 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes. At least 105 countries and 16 international organizations...
    242 KB (22,811 words) - 05:58, 25 August 2024
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    from their systems and youths who came to strike beguiling poses in Turkish towels... although they were closely overseen by attendants, they provided...
    75 KB (9,015 words) - 14:16, 16 September 2024
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    also be used for thalassotherapy, along with other species such as Turkish towel (Chondracanthus exasperatus), feather boa (Egregia menziesii), and finger...
    18 KB (1,768 words) - 01:45, 31 August 2024
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    is used in baths or for thalassotherapy, along with species such as Turkish towel (Chondracanthus exasperatus), finger kelp (Laminaria digitata), and...
    3 KB (225 words) - 18:59, 29 May 2023
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    brought back a looped towel from Turkey in the 1840s, which Christy's managed to copy on an adapted loom. Their Royal Turkish towels became famous, with...
    18 KB (1,520 words) - 06:28, 14 September 2024
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    many British bathers prefer bathing in the Turkish bath without costumes, or just loosely covered with a towel, nudity in local authority baths is now rare...
    118 KB (17,282 words) - 20:33, 23 September 2024
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    elegans Chondracanthus exasperatus (Harvey & Bailey) Hughey 1996 - Turkish towel Chondracanthus glomeratus Chondracanthus harveyanus Chondracanthus intermedius...
    5 KB (231 words) - 16:45, 22 September 2023
  • the bout by stoppage in the second round after Joseph’s corner threw the towel in. He went on to defeat Bartlomiej Grafka 60-54 over six rounds on 31 March...
    18 KB (1,085 words) - 22:15, 22 September 2024
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