Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun terry

2 senses of terry

Sense 1
Terry, Dame Ellen Terry, Dame Alice Ellen Terry -- (English actress (1847-1928))
       INSTANCE OF=> actress -- (a female actor)

Sense 2
terry, terry cloth, terrycloth -- (a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes)
       => fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress")
       => toweling, towelling -- (any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels)

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