Terry (redirected from Terry, Dame (Alice) Ellen)

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