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terry.

A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɛɹi/
  1. A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Any makeshift cloth nappy folded from a large piece of absorbent fabric and held in place by a nappy pin or nappy fastener; a flat nappy.

    Commonwealth · countable · dated · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Of uncertain origin, possibly French tiré (“drawn out”), past participle of tirer (“to draw out”).

noun/ˈtɛɹi/
  1. A terrorist

    euphemistic
Where this word comes from

Contraction of terrorist.

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