A disposable cloth treated with a cleansing agent, typically supplied in an individual sealed package.
‘Later on, they distribute individually packaged cakes, moist towelettes, and soft drinks in white plastic cups - granted, underfilled - lest someone drink too much and need to make use of the forbidden on-bus washroom.’
‘If not, bring water for preparation and cleaning, or pack clean cloths, and wet towelettes for cleaning surfaces and hands.’
‘Almost immediately, people began sending packaged towelettes in the mail.’
‘New to the popular world of sunless-bronzage techniques, the product uses mini towelettes to sequentially exfoliate, tan, and moisturize sickly grey skin into an even, un-orange glow, promise the makers.’
‘Neither moist towelettes nor lemon water accompanied the crab, so anyone who wanted the rest of their meal to be non-sticky had to venture inside in search of a rather grotty basin.’
‘‘So that's why she always had Binaca and moist towelettes in her purse,’ you think.’
‘Who cares about single-serving sugar packets or individually wrapped moist towelettes?’
‘If you can manage, follow with an orange and cinnamon and sweet pastries flavoured curiously like airline towelettes.’
‘Someone fetch him a moist towelette or something.’
‘She broke open the diskette sleeve and took out the internal disk and dried it off thoroughly with a towelette.’
‘No more handling huge cups full of coins, moist towelettes, digging for an appropriate bill to put in, or even searching for your slot club card - it's all automatic online.’
‘He's obsessive-compulsive, a man who cannot live without moist towelettes at the ready because, after all, there are germs everywhere.’
‘I remember them giving me warm towelettes with chop sticks and playing old American films dubbed over in Chinese and wondering what was going to become of me.’
‘And not to worry, there will be lots of those little moist towelettes.’
‘While contemplating, we were brought cold towelettes and sat marveling at the decor and the fat suit!’
‘Ignoring her the boy dug around in his pocket until he pulled out alcohol towelettes.’
‘Next time we go I will take some of those pre-moistened towelettes for this purpose.’
‘Someone wonders whether passengers could be persuaded to clean off their own tray tables and suggests giving them a towelette for that purpose.’
‘Cleansers may be packaged as a liquid, emulsion, or foam, or the active products may be impregnated in a soft towelette.’
‘To add to the absurdity, the packets come complete with a moist towelette similar to those provided in fast-food outlets.’
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