terry

(Inglês)

1. (countable, uncountable) 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, countable, dated, uncountable) 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.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈtɛɹi/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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

Sinônimos

terry cloth

terrycloth

towelling

terry towelling

fleecy