Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
TERRY
terry, terry cloth, terrycloth
(noun) a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes
Terry, Dame Ellen Terry, Dame Alice Ellen Terry
(noun) English actress (1847-1928)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Terry
A patronymic surname from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.
A male given name from Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.
A male given name from Latin derived from the Latin for the third ("tertius") given to a third child or a child whose name has the suffix III.
A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.
Place names
An unincorporated community in Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana.
A town in Hinds County, Mississippi.
An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri.
A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
A small town, the county seat of Prairie County, Montana.
An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
Anagrams
• retry, tryer
Etymology
Noun
terry (countable and uncountable, plural terries)
A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
Synonyms
• terrycloth
• terry cloth
Anagrams
• retry, tryer
Source: Wiktionary
Ter"ry, n.
Definition: A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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