a type of thick cotton cloth with uncut threads on both sides, that can take liquid into itself, and is used to make towel s (terry (18-21 centuries) (perhaps from tiré, past participle of tirer ) + cloth)
terry cloth
Hyphenation
Ter·ry cloth
Turkish pronunciation
teri klôth
Pronunciation
/ˈterē ˈklôᴛʜ/ /ˈtɛriː ˈklɔːθ/
Etymology
[ 'ter-E ] (noun.) 1784. terry (unknown origin) + cloth