ter‧ry‧cloth /ˈteriklɒθ $ -klɒːθ/ (
also ter‧ry /ˈteri/)
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: terry 'terrycloth' (18-21 centuries) (perhaps from French tiré, past participle of tirer 'to pull') + cloth]
a type of thick cotton cloth with uncut threads on both sides, that can take liquid into itself, and is used to make
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