ALL meanings of terry
ter·ry
T t - noun terry towelling: absorbent fabric 1
- noun plural terry the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut. 1
- noun plural terry Also called terry cloth. a pile fabric, usually of cotton, with loops on both sides, as in a Turkish towel. 1
- adjective terry made of such a fabric: a terry bathrobe. 1
- adjective terry having the pile loops uncut: terry velvet. 1
- noun terry Clark, 1920–2015, U.S. jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player and singer. 1
- noun terry Ellen (Alicia or Alice) 1848?–1928, English actress. 1
- noun terry Megan (Marguerite Duffy) born 1932, U.S. playwright and feminist. 1
- noun terry William ("Bill"; "Memphis Bill") 1898–1989, U.S. baseball player. 1
- noun terry a male given name, form of Terrence or Theodore. 1
- noun terry a female given name, form of Theresa. 1
- uncountable noun terry Terry or terry cloth is a type of fabric which has a lot of very small loops covering both sides. It is used especially for making things like towels and babies' nappies. 0
- noun terry an uncut loop in the pile of towelling or a similar fabric 0
- noun terry a fabric with such a pile on both sides 0
- noun terry (as modifier) 0
- noun terry Dame Ellen. 1847–1928, British actress, noted for her Shakespearean roles opposite Sir Henry Irving and for her correspondence with George Bernard Shaw 0
- noun terry (John) Quinlan (ˈkwɪnlən). born 1937, British architect, noted for his works in neoclassical style, such as the Richmond riverside project (1984) 0
- noun terry a masculine name 0
- noun terry a feminine name: var. Terri 0
- noun terry Dame Ellen (Alice)1848-1928; Eng. actress 0
- noun terry uncut loops forming the pile of some fabrics 0
- noun terry cloth having a pile of such loops; esp., cotton cloth used for toweling 0