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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