"terry" in the noun sense
1. Terry, Dame Ellen Terry, Dame Alice Ellen Terry
English actress (1847-1928)
2. terry, terry cloth, terrycloth
a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides used to make bath towels and bath robes
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