terry

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, possibly French tiré (“drawn out”), past participle of tirer (“to draw out”).

noun

  1. 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.

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/terry), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.