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the unsung MVP of every kitchen, fighting grease while smelling faintly of last week
means A cloth, usually cotton or linen, used to dry dishes, hands, and countertops in the kitchen.
from A plain compound of "dish" and "towel." "Dish" comes from Old English "disc" (a plate or bowl), itself borrowed from Latin "discus" (a flat disc or platter) — the same root that gives us "disc" and "desk." "Towel" arrived via Old French "toaille," drawn from a Germanic source meaning to wash or bathe, a cousin of words tied to washing. So the humble dish towel is, etymologically, a "washing-cloth for the platter."
- germ hotel
- Often dirtier than toilet seats by bacteria count
- flour sack roots
- Born from repurposed cotton feed sacks
- linen vs cotton
- Linen dries glass streak-free, cotton hoards lint
- olympic potential
- Twisted tight, it becomes a stinging weapon
- color code
- Restaurants assign hues to prevent cross-contamination