terry

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Ter=ry

CIDE DICTIONARY

terry, n. 

 A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

terry, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. -ies) a pile fabric with the loops uncut, used esp. for towels.
--adj. of this fabric.

Etymology

18th c.: orig. unkn.