terry
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See also: Terry
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of uncertain origin, possibly French tiré (“drawn out”), past participle of tirer (“to draw out”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
- (Commonwealth, dated) Any makeshift cloth nappy folded from a large piece of absorbent fabric and held in place by a nappy pin or nappy fastener; a flat nappy.
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Translations[edit]
terry cloth — see terry cloth
Further reading[edit]
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams[edit]
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