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terrycloth

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Noun1.terrycloth - a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes
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


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Bathrobes made of velour are commonly made with terrycloth inside for the terrycloth absorbs the water faster and more efficiently than velour.
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I believe that I was wearing a yellow terrycloth jumpsuit.
 
 
 
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