TERRY CLOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does terry cloth mean? 

• TERRY CLOTH (noun)
  The noun TERRY CLOTH has 1 sense:

1. a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes

  Familiarity information: TERRY CLOTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TERRY CLOTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

terry; terry cloth; terrycloth

Hypernyms ("terry cloth" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

toweling; towelling (any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels)