Turkish towelling

The square of turkish towelling still hung from his neck under his padded jacket.

'Well,' said Nerzhin, rubbing himself dry with his scrap of turkish towelling.

"Nice old, soft bits of good Turkish towelling, properly washed, will make the softest of diaper coverings, inside which specially absorbent napkins (diapers), see below at 1A, soft, light, and easily washed, are contained.

After a time, he was issued with coarse, washed out, prison underclothes, stamped with the words 'Detention Centre' on the back and front, and a similarly stamped small square of turkish towelling folded in four, which he did not immediately recognize as a towel.