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terry
1[ ter-ee ]
noun
- the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- Also called terry cloth. a pile fabric, usually of cotton, with loops on both sides, as in a Turkish towel.
adjective
- made of such a fabric:
a terry bathrobe.
- having the pile loops uncut:
terry velvet.
Terry
2[ ter-ee ]
noun
- Bill William Harold Terry, 1898–1989, U.S. baseball player and manager: Baseball Hall of Fame 1954.
- Clark, 1920–2015, U.S. jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player and singer.
- Dame Ellen Alice Ellen Terry, 1847–1928, English actress, the leading Shakespearean and comic stage actress of her time.
- Megan Marguerite Duffy, 1932–2023, U.S. playwright noted for her contributions to avant-garde theater in the 1960s.
Terry
1/ ˈtɛrɪ /
noun
- TerryEllen, Dame18471928FBritishTHEATRE: actress Dame Ellen. 1847–1928, British actress, noted for her Shakespearean roles opposite Sir Henry Irving and for her correspondence with George Bernard Shaw
- Terry(John) Quinlan1937MBritishARCHITECTURE: architect ( John ) Quinlan (ˈkwɪnlən). born 1937, British architect, noted for his works in neoclassical style, such as the Richmond riverside project (1984)
terry
2/ ˈtɛrɪ /
noun
- an uncut loop in the pile of towelling or a similar fabric
- a fabric with such a pile on both sides
- ( as modifier )
a terry towel
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Example Sentences
Terry Castle has this great book called The Professor, which came out after I was in grad school.
At its height in the 1920s, Terry noted, the Klan wielded real political influence, boasting a membership upwards of four million.
Don Terry, a senior writer at the Southern Poverty Law Center, doubts it.
The film holds a special resonance for Jones, since Terry also served as his mentor.
Clark [Terry] always had the ability to put young kids on his shoulders.
Then the gang did deliberately combine to waylay and attack Lieutenant Overton and Terry?
Further, Lieutenants Overton and Terry were authorized to publish this letter in any way that they chose.
"I hope we'll have as good luck with each step upward," beamed young Terry.
"Mr. Johnson is first lieutenant of F company, your company, Mr. Terry," stated the major.
"I don't suppose Terry or myself will have the luck to be picked for this sort of border patrol work, if it comes," suggested Hal.
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