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terry cloth
Variant of terry
terry
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terry (ter′ē)
noun pl. terries -·ries
- uncut loops forming the pile of some fabrics
- cloth having a pile of such loops; esp., cotton cloth used for towelingalso terry cloth
Etymology: prob. < Fr tiré, pp. of tirer, to draw < VL *tirare
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