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I guess they are called:

Dish towels:

• a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

• A tea towel or drying-up cloth (English), or dish towel (American) is a cloth which is used to dry dishes, cutlery, etc., after they have been washed.

• In 18th century England, a tea towel was a special linen drying cloth used by the mistress of the house to dry her precious and expensive china tea things. Servants were considered too ham-fisted to be trusted with such a delicate job, although housemaids were charged with hand-hemming the woven linen when their main duties were completed.Tea towels have been mass-produced since the Industrial Revolution.

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I guess they are called:

Dish towels:

• a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

• A tea towel or drying-up cloth (English), or dish towel (American) is a cloth which is used to dry dishes, cutlery, etc., after they have been washed.

• In 18th century England, a tea towel was a special linen drying cloth used by the mistress of the house to dry her precious and expensive china tea things. Servants were considered too ham-fisted to be trusted with such a delicate job, although housemaids were charged with hand-hemming the woven linen when their main duties were completed.Tea towels have been mass-produced since the Industrial Revolution.

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I guess they are called:

Dish towels  ,:

• a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

• A tea towel or drying-up cloth (English), or dish towel (American) is a cloth which is used to dry dishes, cutlery, etc., after they have been washed.

• In 18th century England, a tea towel was a special linen drying cloth used by the mistress of the house to dry her precious and expensive china tea things. Servants were considered too ham-fisted to be trusted with such a delicate job, although housemaids were charged with hand-hemming the woven linen when their main duties were completed.Tea towels have been mass-produced since the Industrial Revolution.

Ngram - BrE  : dish towel/tea towel/drying-up cloth/dishcloth.

Ngram -AmE  : dish towel/tea towel/drying-up cloth/dishcloth

(from Wikipedia)

I guess they are called:

Dish towels:

• a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

• A tea towel or drying-up cloth (English), or dish towel (American) is a cloth which is used to dry dishes, cutlery, etc., after they have been washed.

• In 18th century England, a tea towel was a special linen drying cloth used by the mistress of the house to dry her precious and expensive china tea things. Servants were considered too ham-fisted to be trusted with such a delicate job, although housemaids were charged with hand-hemming the woven linen when their main duties were completed.Tea towels have been mass-produced since the Industrial Revolution.

Ngram - BrE: dish towel/tea towel/drying-up cloth/dishcloth.

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(from Wikipedia)

I guess they are called:

Dish towels ,:

• a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

• A tea towel or drying-up cloth (English), or dish towel (American) is a cloth which is used to dry dishes, cutlery, etc., after they have been washed.

• In 18th century England, a tea towel was a special linen drying cloth used by the mistress of the house to dry her precious and expensive china tea things. Servants were considered too ham-fisted to be trusted with such a delicate job, although housemaids were charged with hand-hemming the woven linen when their main duties were completed.Tea towels have been mass-produced since the Industrial Revolution.

Ngram: dish towel/tea towel/drying-up cloth/dishcloth.

(from Wikipedia)

I guess they are called:

Dish towels ,:

• a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

• A tea towel or drying-up cloth (English), or dish towel (American) is a cloth which is used to dry dishes, cutlery, etc., after they have been washed.

• In 18th century England, a tea towel was a special linen drying cloth used by the mistress of the house to dry her precious and expensive china tea things. Servants were considered too ham-fisted to be trusted with such a delicate job, although housemaids were charged with hand-hemming the woven linen when their main duties were completed.Tea towels have been mass-produced since the Industrial Revolution.

Ngram - BrE : dish towel/tea towel/drying-up cloth/dishcloth.

Ngram -AmE : dish towel/tea towel/drying-up cloth/dishcloth

(from Wikipedia)