From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpaper towelˌpaper ˈtowel noun [countable] DFUa sheet of soft thick paper that you use to dry your hands or to clean up small amounts of liquid, food etc
Examples from the Corpus
paper towel• To store, rinse, wrap in a paper towel and refrigerate in a plastic bag up to 4 days.• First soak up any liquid oil residues with a paper towel.• Start with fresh, ripe fruit, then rinse carefully in cold water and drain well or pat dry with paper towel. 