terry

terry

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of terry in English

English Online Dictionary. What means terry‎? What does terry mean?

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: tĕ'rē, IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹi

Etymology 1

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

Noun

terry (countable and uncountable, plural terries)

  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.
  2. (Commonwealth, dated) Any makeshift cloth nappy folded from a large piece of absorbent fabric and held in place by a nappy pin or nappy fastener; a flat nappy.
Synonyms
  • terrycloth
  • terry cloth
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Further reading

  • Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Etymology 2

Contraction of terrorist.

Noun

terry (plural terries)

  1. (euphemistic) A terrorist

Anagrams

  • retry, tryer

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