terry cloth

noun

An absorbent cotton fabric typically used for towels and bathrobes; towelling.

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Meanings

nounterry cloth (countable and uncountable, plural terry cloths)

plural terry cloths · alternative terrycloth

  1. countableuncountableAn absorbent cotton fabric typically used for towels and bathrobes; towelling.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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fabricclothmaterial
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terry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

terry (unknown origin) + cloth

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Translations

Bulgarian хавлиена тъкан
  • хавлиена тъкан (havliena tăkan)cotton fabric
Chinese Mandarin 毛巾布
  • 毛巾布 (máojīnbù)cotton fabric
Czech froté
  • frotécotton fabric
Dutch badstof
  • badstofcotton fabric
Estonian frotee
  • froteecotton fabric
Finnish frotee
  • froteecotton fabric
French tissu-éponge
  • tissu-épongecotton fabric
German Frottee, Frotteestoff
  • Frotteecotton fabric
  • Frotteestoffcotton fabric
Indonesian teri
  • tericotton fabric
Irish tuáilléadach, éadach tuáillí
  • tuáilléadachcotton fabric
  • éadach tuáillícotton fabric
Polish frotté
  • frottécotton fabric
Russian махро́вая ткань
  • махро́вая ткань (maxróvaja tkanʹ)cotton fabric
Swedish frotté
  • frottécotton fabric
Thai ผ้าขนหนู
  • ผ้าขนหนู (pâa-kǒn-nǔu)cotton fabric
Cite this entry
APA

terry cloth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terry%20cloth

MLA

“terry cloth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terry%20cloth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terry cloth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terry%20cloth.

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