| 单词 | oshibori towel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoshibori towel At a Japanese meal: a small dampened towel for wiping the hands and face before eating. Also in extended use. Also attributive, esp. in oshibori towel.Traditionally, hot towels are provided in winter and cold in summer. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > washing the hands > vessel for washing the hands (and face) > face-cloth face cloth1584 wash-rag1890 face flannel1898 flannel1906 wash-cloth1915 washer1951 oshibori1956 1956 Zanesville (Ohio) Sunday Times Signal 26 Aug. ii. 8/5 In summertime, visitors to Japanese homes are given a fan and a twisted wet towel,..called an oshibori. 1959 R. Kirkbride Tamiko vii. 47 They..wiped their hands upon first the hot and then the cold oshibori brought to them in bamboo baskets. 1963 New Yorker 22 June 14 A fragrant o-shibori hot towel to refresh you. 1970 Guardian 12 Dec. 6/6 The little thoughtfulness of the oshibori hot towel to begin a meal. 1985 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 25 Feb. 13 No one can fully realize the dizzy heights to which American civilization has risen until he reads the..catalog... I must mention the Oshibori Towel Hot Basket, which enables anyone to furnish hot towels to guests at the dinner table. 1993 Japan: Illustr. Encycl. 1167/3 In recent years, disposable paper towels have come to be used as oshibori with increasing frequency. 2002 Press (Canterbury, N.Z.) (Electronic ed.) 8 Aug. While most people use chopsticks to eat sushi, it's alright to use your fingers, but make sure you've washed them or used an oshibori..if provided. < as lemmas |
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