Terry

Ter·ry  (tr), Clark Known as "Mumbles." Born 1920.

American jazz trumpeter and vocalist who was noted for his muted trumpet style and his mumbled scat singing.

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Terry, Dame Ellen Alice or Alicia 1847-1928.

British actress. The preeminent English-speaking actress of her day, she was known for her Shakespearean roles and her correspondence with George Bernard Shaw.

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Terry, Megan Originally Marguerite Duffy. Born 1932.

American playwright and feminist. A leader in American experimental theater, she is best known for her anti-war musical Viet Rock (1966).

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Terry, William Known as "Bill." 1898-1989.

American baseball player. During his career with the New York Giants (1924-1941), he batted .310 or better in 11 seasons, batting .401 in 1930.

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ter·ry  (tr)

n. pl. ter·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.

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[Origin unknown.]

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terry [ˈtɛrɪ]

n pl -ries

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) an uncut loop in the pile of towelling or a similar fabric

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)

a.  a fabric with such a pile on both sides

b.  (as modifier) a terry towel

[perhaps variant of terret]

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Terry [ˈtɛrɪ]

n

1. (Biographies / Terry, Ellen, Dame (1847-1928) F, British, THEATRE: actress) Dame Ellen. 1847-1928, British actress, noted for her Shakespearean roles opposite Sir Henry Irving and for her correspondence with George Bernard Shaw

2. (Biographies / Terry, (John) Quinlan (1937 M, British, ARCHITECTURE: architect) (John) Quinlan (ˈkwɪnlən). born 1937, British architect, noted for his works in neoclassical style, such as the Richmond riverside project (1984)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Terry - English actress (1847-1928)           Dame Alice Ellen Terry, Dame Ellen Terry
	2.	terry - a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes terry cloth, terrycloth cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" toweling, towelling - any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels

Translations

terry [ˈterɪ] N (US) (also terry towelling, terry cloth) (Brit) → felpa f, toalla f

terry [ˈtɛri]

n (also terry cloth, terry towelling) → éponge f, tissu-éponge m

modif [nappy, bathrobe] → en éponge, en tissu-éponge

terry:

terry cloth

n (US) → Frottee nt or m

terry towel

n (Brit) → Frotteetuch nt, → Frottier(hand)tuch nt

terry towelling

n (Brit) → Frottee nt or m

terry [ˈtɛrɪ] n (also terry towelling) → (tessuto di) spugna

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terry [ˈtɛrɪ] n (also terry towelling) → (tessuto di) spugna