Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
بشكير
English translation:
terry cloth fabric
Added to glossary by
Neveen Abdallah
May 7, 2009 10:17
15 yrs ago
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Arabic term
reliable & excellent
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Arabic to English, Arabic to French, English to Arabic, and 3 more.
بشكير
Arabic to English
Other
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
مطلوب شراء 150 متر قماش بشكير أبيض
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +8 | terry cloth fabric |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 4 +3 | towelling |
Maureen Millington-Brodie
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| 5 +1 | Towel |
Iman Khaireddine
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| 5 | Bath towel |
Tamer Mekhimar
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Proposed translations
+8
4 mins
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
28
Selected
terry cloth fabric
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-05-07 10:23:20 GMT)
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Web definitions for terry cloth
terry: a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn -
or terrycloth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrycloth
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-05-07 10:23:20 GMT)
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Web definitions for terry cloth
terry: a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn -
or terrycloth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrycloth
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
3 mins
Iman Khaireddine
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
Works in field
United Kingdom
Connecting Cultures
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Towel
Another term for منشفة
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Hani Hassaan
17 mins
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| neutral |
Mohamed Ghazal
: The asker is after the material towels are made of, and not the actual towel
2 hrs
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9 mins
Tamer Mekhimar
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
10+ years of experience
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Bath towel
A bath towel is used for drying one's body after bathing or showering. It is typically rectangular, with a typical size around 30"×60" (75×150 cm). A large bath towel is sometimes called a bath sheet. Some smaller bath towels are designed for use as bath mats.
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Mohamed Ghazal
: The asker is after the material towels are made of, and not the actual towel
1 hr
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+3
1 hr
Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
33 years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, German to English
towelling
the more usual term these days
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