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TERRY CLOTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does terry cloth mean?
• TERRY CLOTH (noun)
The noun TERRY CLOTH has 1 sense:
1. a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes
Familiarity information: TERRY CLOTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
terry; terry cloth; terrycloth
Hypernyms ("terry cloth" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
toweling; towelling (any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels)
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