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terry (ter′ē)

noun pl. terries -·ries

  1. uncut loops forming the pile of some fabrics
  2. cloth having a pile of such loops; esp., cotton cloth used for toweling
    also terry cloth

Etymology: prob. < Fr tiré, pp. of tirer, to draw < VL *tirare

Terry1 definition

Terry (ter′ē)

noun

  1. a masculine name
  2. a feminine name: var. Terri

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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