terry

n., pl., -ries.

1. One of the uncut loops that form the pile of a fabric.
2. A pile fabric, usually woven of cotton, with uncut loops on both sides, used for bath towels and robes. Also called terry cloth.

[Origin unknown.]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes
  Synonym: terrycloth

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - frotte

idioms:

• terry cloth    frotteklud, frottehåndklæde

Nederlands (Dutch)
badstof

Français (French)
n. - tissu éponge
adj. - en tissu éponge

idioms:

• terry cloth    tissu éponge

Deutsch (German)
n. - Frottee
adj. - froteeartig

idioms:

• terry cloth    Frotteestoff

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πετσετόπανο, ύφασμα για πετσέτες

idioms:

• terry cloth    πετσετόπανο

Italiano (Italian)
tessuto a spugna

idioms:

• terry cloth    asciugamano di spugna

Português (Portuguese)
n. - veludo (m) em bruto, com os fios não cortados

idioms:

• terry cloth    pano felpudo, veludo frisado, belbutina

Русский (Russian)
вытяжной/булавчатый ворс, плюшевое переплетение

idioms:

• terry cloth    (амер.) махровая ткань

Español (Spanish)
n. - felpa
adj. - de felpa

idioms:

• terry cloth    tela de rizo, tela esponja, tela de toalla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - frotté

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
厚绒布, 起毛毛圈

idioms:

• terry cloth    两端有绒穗的物品

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 厚絨布, 起毛毛圈

idioms:

• terry cloth    兩端有絨穗的物品

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고리 모양의 보풀, 파일

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - テリー織

idioms:

• terry cloth    タオル地, テリー織物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حلقه غير مقصوصه من زءير النسيج, الوبرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אריג-מגבות‬

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Terry Robe	terry bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw	Terry Juicy Dress