"terry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛɹi/ Forms: terries [plural]
enPR: tĕ'rē Rhymes: -ɛɹi Etymology: Of uncertain origin, possibly French tiré (“drawn out”), past participle of tirer (“to draw out”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|fr|tiré||drawn out}} French tiré (“drawn out”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} terry (countable and uncountable, plural terries)
  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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics
    Sense id: en-terry-en-noun-SyjVgDtQ Disambiguation of Fabrics: 49 47 4
  2. (Commonwealth, dated) 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. Tags: Commonwealth, countable, dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics
    Sense id: en-terry-en-noun-iwAD9Qe7 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 49 47 4 Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 65 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 63 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 64 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: terrycloth, terry cloth Derived forms: French terry
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛɹi/ Forms: terries [plural]
enPR: tĕ'rē Rhymes: -ɛɹi Etymology: Contraction of terrorist. Etymology templates: {{contraction|en|terrorist}} Contraction of terrorist Head templates: {{en-noun}} terry (plural terries)
  1. (euphemistic) A terrorist Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-terry-en-noun-m6P07Leb Disambiguation of People: 18 25 57 Categories (other): English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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