sanitary towel

sanitary towel
[1880-85]

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  • sanitary towel — UK / US or sanitary pad UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sanitary towel : singular sanitary towel plural sanitary towels Word forms sanitary pad : singular sanitary pad plural sanitary pads British a thick band of soft material that women put… …   English dictionary

  • sanitary towel — sanitary towels N COUNT A sanitary towel is a pad of thick soft material which women wear to absorb the blood during their periods. [BRIT] (in AM, use sanitary napkin) …   English dictionary

  • sanitary towel — (N. Amer. sanitary napkin) ► NOUN ▪ an pad worn by women to absorb menstrual blood …   English terms dictionary

  • sanitary towel — noun a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow • Syn: ↑sanitary napkin, ↑Kotex • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Kotex), ↑Britain …   Useful english dictionary

  • sanitary towel —    an absorbent padding worn during menstruation    Once again health and cleanliness are confused.    Also as ST and, in America, as sanitary napkin:     She sold sanitary towels to the younger women in the pension, passing them over wrapped in… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • sanitary towel — noun A pad of cotton or other absorbent material worn by women to absorb the menstrual flow. Syn: sanitary napkin, US …   Wiktionary

  • sanitary towel — (N. Amer. sanitary napkin) noun an absorbent pad worn by women to absorb menstrual blood …   English new terms dictionary

  • sanitary towel — hygienic pad used by women to absorb their menstrual flow …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ˈsanitary ˌtowel — noun [C] British a thick band of soft material that women put inside their underwear during MENSTRUATION …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • sanitary pad — sanitary towel UK / US or sanitary pad UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sanitary towel : singular sanitary towel plural sanitary towels Word forms sanitary pad : singular sanitary pad plural sanitary pads British a thick band of soft material… …   English dictionary

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