Word Study
terry
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.
--n. (pl. -ies) a pile fabric with the loops uncut, used esp. for towels.
--adj. of this fabric.
Etymology
18th c.: orig. unkn.
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