terry cloth

See also: terrycloth

English

Alternative forms

• terrycloth

Etymology

terry (unknown origin) + cloth

Noun

terry cloth (uncountable)

1. An absorbent cotton fabric typically used for towels and bathrobes; toweling.

Translations

cotton fabric

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 毛巾布 (máojīnbù)

• Czech: froté n
• Finnish: frotee (fi)
• French: tissu-éponge (fr) m
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• German: Frottee (de) m or n
• Irish: tuáilléadach m, éadach tuáillí m
• Russian: махро́вая ткань f (maxróvaja tkanʹ)
• Swedish: frotté (sv) c
• Thai: ผ้าขนหนู (th) (pâa-kǒn-nǔu)