† terryn.¹

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French terris.

Etymology: Apparently < Middle French terris bank, mound, trodden ground (15th cent.; 1348 as terruy ; also in second half of the 16th cent. as tary, terry; French regional terri , terris , denoting various kinds of paths or mounds covered with compacted earth), probably < terre earth (see terre n.) + the Middle French reflex of post-classical Latin -icium (see -ise suffix²).

Obsolete. rare.

A trodden path, sometimes a baulk or ridge of earth separating fields or allotments.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > track, trail, or path > [noun]

styc725

patheOE

stighta1340

trod-gatea1400

tread14..

pathwaya1450

terry1563

trod1570

trade way1589

track1643

trod-way1660

drifta1711

roadie1768

loke1787

trace1807

trail1807

trackway1818

mud pike1851

dirt track1902

1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Rogation Week iv, in J. Griffiths Two Bks. Homilies (1859) ii. 496 They do wickedly which do turn up the ancient terries of the fields, that old men beforetime with great pains did tread out.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

terryn.²adj.

Brit.

/ˈtɛri/, U.S.

/ˈtɛri/

Etymology: Origin uncertain: it is not clear whether the word was originally noun or adjective. If adjective, it may have been a corruption of French tiré drawn; compare German gezogener Sammet ‘drawn velvet’.

A. n.²

1. The loop raised in pile-weaving (pile n.⁶ 1) left uncut; also short for terry fabric, terry velvet at sense B., etc., see B. In later use = terry cloth, terry towelling at sense B.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > woven > made by specific method of weaving > loops formed in

terry1784

footwork1568

set1780

stocking1812

reed1823

stocking-web1843

handloom1867

terry1879

Hardanger1904

ikat1931

rip-stop1945

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [noun] > cotton or linen > absorbent

terry1895

terry towelling1897

1784 J. Bennett Brit. Patent 1437 The Prince's everlasting union pearl or terry.

1784 J. Bennett Brit. Patent 1437 The silk and mohair, pearl or terry, or wove, to float as a sattin.

1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 380 (Carpet weaving) Inserting a tag or wire to form the rib or terry.

1861 Brit. Patent Index 1093 Terries raised on weft.

1879 Webster's Dict. Suppl. Terry, 1. A kind of heavy silk and worsted material used in upholstery. 2. Heavy red poplin for ladies' dresses.

1888 W. D. Howells Annie Kilburn xi The furniture was in green terry.

1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 24/1 White Turkish Towelling or Terry. The following Terry or Turkish Towelling is for children's cloaking, roller towels, etc.

1972 New Yorker 22 July 74/1 Our new multicolor stripe combines red, navy, gold and sky-blue on white terry.

1981 Guardian 19 Oct. 14/5 Having immersed the terries in a steriliser, I give them a short cold water rinse... This regime means that washing terry nappies is no longer a great chore.

2. In rope-making, An open reel.

ΚΠ

a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. III. (Perh. not the same word.)

B. adj.

Of pile-fabrics: Looped, having the loops that form the pile left uncut, as terry pile, terry velvet (in French velours épinglé). Also, Of or pertaining to such a fabric. Now esp. of or pertaining to terry towelling, an absorbent cotton or linen cloth used for making towels, beachwear, babies' napkins, etc.; in the U.S. called terry cloth (frequently attributive).

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > with pile or nap > other

flocked1607

thick-set1709

plated1832

terry1835

lofty1909

buckram1537

Silesia1674

ticking1676

terry1835

terry1895

terry towelling1897

1835 Ladies' Cabinet Jan. 64 The new ones [hats] are composed of..plain velvet, and Terry velvet.

1835 Ladies' Cabinet Feb. 202 A toque of pink terry velvet.

1851 Mechanics' Mag. 5 Apr. 278/2 Joseph Burch... For improvements in printing terry and pile carpets [etc.]... Patent dated September 28, 1850.

1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 380 The fabric produced will be plain or unornamented, with a looped or terry pile.

1878 A. Barlow Hist. & Princ. Weaving 210 Both cut and terry velvets are now woven in power looms.

1897 H. Neville Students' Handbk. Pract. Fabric Struct. xii. 136 Beginning with terry-towelling, as the simplest form of looped pile work.

1906 H. Nisbet Gram. Textile Design viii. 163 Terry fabrics produced by means of terry motions are exemplified in so-called Turkish towels... The majority of these goods are produced entirely from cotton, although terry towels are sometimes produced either entirely or in part from linen.

1917 Harrods Catal. 1440/1 Terry Dusters or Paint Cloths.

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 15 Mar. 4/5 (advt.) 36-Inch New Terry Cloth $1.69 a Yard.

1937 Night & Day 8 July 22/1 Terry towelling is responsible for a great many irresistible beach affairs.

1944 R. Chandler Lady in Lake iii. 18 A big guy in bathing trunks..and a white terrycloth bathrobe.

1959 Harrods News Summer 9 Terry towel for bath or beach.

1961 A. Miller Misfits iv. 44 He turns and sees Roslyn in a terry-cloth robe emerging from the bedroom doorway.

1961 Listener 12 Oct. 558/1 An artificial mother constructed of wire and terry towelling.

1975 Guardian 27 Jan. 15/2 A completely new type of tufting machine which is directed specifically at the terry trade... [It] makes a cloth with one face of terry material.

1980 L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 155/1 Need a pair of frog-print slacks or a terry cloth halter jumpsuit?

1981 [see sense A. 1].

Compounds

terry-ribbed adj.

ΚΠ

1885 Girl's Own Paper Jan. 202/1 The majority are made of terry-ribbed silk.

terry-weaving n.

ΚΠ

1907 Macmillan's Mag. Jan. Notes 19/2 New sections on terry weaving, the automatic supply of weft to looms, and warp stop motions, have been added.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	terry
释义	† terryn.¹ Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French terris. Etymology: Apparently < Middle French terris bank, mound, trodden ground (15th cent.; 1348 as terruy ; also in second half of the 16th cent. as tary, terry; French regional terri , terris , denoting various kinds of paths or mounds covered with compacted earth), probably < terre earth (see terre n.) + the Middle French reflex of post-classical Latin -icium (see -ise suffix²). Obsolete. rare. A trodden path, sometimes a baulk or ridge of earth separating fields or allotments. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > track, trail, or path > [noun] styc725 patheOE stighta1340 trod-gatea1400 tread14.. pathwaya1450 terry1563 trod1570 trade way1589 track1643 trod-way1660 drifta1711 roadie1768 loke1787 trace1807 trail1807 trackway1818 mud pike1851 dirt track1902 1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Rogation Week iv, in J. Griffiths Two Bks. Homilies (1859) ii. 496 They do wickedly which do turn up the ancient terries of the fields, that old men beforetime with great pains did tread out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021). terryn.²adj. Brit. /ˈtɛri/, U.S. /ˈtɛri/ Etymology: Origin uncertain: it is not clear whether the word was originally noun or adjective. If adjective, it may have been a corruption of French tiré drawn; compare German gezogener Sammet ‘drawn velvet’. A. n.² 1. The loop raised in pile-weaving (pile n.⁶ 1) left uncut; also short for terry fabric, terry velvet at sense B., etc., see B. In later use = terry cloth, terry towelling at sense B. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > woven > made by specific method of weaving > loops formed in terry1784 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > woven > made by specific method of weaving footwork1568 set1780 stocking1812 reed1823 stocking-web1843 handloom1867 terry1879 Hardanger1904 ikat1931 rip-stop1945 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [noun] > cotton or linen > absorbent terry1895 terry towelling1897 1784 J. Bennett Brit. Patent 1437 The Prince's everlasting union pearl or terry. 1784 J. Bennett Brit. Patent 1437 The silk and mohair, pearl or terry, or wove, to float as a sattin. 1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 380 (Carpet weaving) Inserting a tag or wire to form the rib or terry. 1861 Brit. Patent Index 1093 Terries raised on weft. 1879 Webster's Dict. Suppl. Terry, 1. A kind of heavy silk and worsted material used in upholstery. 2. Heavy red poplin for ladies' dresses. 1888 W. D. Howells Annie Kilburn xi The furniture was in green terry. 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 24/1 White Turkish Towelling or Terry. The following Terry or Turkish Towelling is for children's cloaking, roller towels, etc. 1972 New Yorker 22 July 74/1 Our new multicolor stripe combines red, navy, gold and sky-blue on white terry. 1981 Guardian 19 Oct. 14/5 Having immersed the terries in a steriliser, I give them a short cold water rinse... This regime means that washing terry nappies is no longer a great chore. 2. In rope-making, An open reel. ΚΠ a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. III. (Perh. not the same word.) B. adj. Of pile-fabrics: Looped, having the loops that form the pile left uncut, as terry pile, terry velvet (in French velours épinglé). Also, Of or pertaining to such a fabric. Now esp. of or pertaining to terry towelling, an absorbent cotton or linen cloth used for making towels, beachwear, babies' napkins, etc.; in the U.S. called terry cloth (frequently attributive). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > with pile or nap > other flocked1607 thick-set1709 plated1832 terry1835 lofty1909 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [adjective] > cotton or linen buckram1537 Silesia1674 ticking1676 terry1835 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [noun] > cotton or linen > absorbent terry1895 terry towelling1897 1835 Ladies' Cabinet Jan. 64 The new ones [hats] are composed of..plain velvet, and Terry velvet. 1835 Ladies' Cabinet Feb. 202 A toque of pink terry velvet. 1851 Mechanics' Mag. 5 Apr. 278/2 Joseph Burch... For improvements in printing terry and pile carpets [etc.]... Patent dated September 28, 1850. 1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 380 The fabric produced will be plain or unornamented, with a looped or terry pile. 1878 A. Barlow Hist. & Princ. Weaving 210 Both cut and terry velvets are now woven in power looms. 1897 H. Neville Students' Handbk. Pract. Fabric Struct. xii. 136 Beginning with terry-towelling, as the simplest form of looped pile work. 1906 H. Nisbet Gram. Textile Design viii. 163 Terry fabrics produced by means of terry motions are exemplified in so-called Turkish towels... The majority of these goods are produced entirely from cotton, although terry towels are sometimes produced either entirely or in part from linen. 1917 Harrods Catal. 1440/1 Terry Dusters or Paint Cloths. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 15 Mar. 4/5 (advt.) 36-Inch New Terry Cloth $1.69 a Yard. 1937 Night & Day 8 July 22/1 Terry towelling is responsible for a great many irresistible beach affairs. 1944 R. Chandler Lady in Lake iii. 18 A big guy in bathing trunks..and a white terrycloth bathrobe. 1959 Harrods News Summer 9 Terry towel for bath or beach. 1961 A. Miller Misfits iv. 44 He turns and sees Roslyn in a terry-cloth robe emerging from the bedroom doorway. 1961 Listener 12 Oct. 558/1 An artificial mother constructed of wire and terry towelling. 1975 Guardian 27 Jan. 15/2 A completely new type of tufting machine which is directed specifically at the terry trade... [It] makes a cloth with one face of terry material. 1980 L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 155/1 Need a pair of frog-print slacks or a terry cloth halter jumpsuit? 1981 [see sense A. 1]. Compounds terry-ribbed adj. ΚΠ 1885 Girl's Own Paper Jan. 202/1 The majority are made of terry-ribbed silk. terry-weaving n. ΚΠ 1907 Macmillan's Mag. Jan. Notes 19/2 New sections on terry weaving, the automatic supply of weft to looms, and warp stop motions, have been added. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). terryn.³ Brit. /ˈtɛri/, U.S. /ˈtɛri/ Etymology: Shortened < territorial n. colloquial. A member of the Territorial Army, a territorial; = terrier n.¹ 3. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > member of Territorial Army terrier1907 territorial1907 terry1907 1907 Daily Chron. 31 Dec. 3/4 The ‘Terries’ will be made to feel that there is little or no difference between them and the Tommies. 1907 Daily Chron. 31 Dec. 4/7 Obviously some kind of a nick~name must be found for the new Territorial Army... Upon another page Mr. Charles Lowe boldly calls our soldiers of the future ‘The Terries’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1563n.²adj.1784n.³1907
随便看	to breast oneself to something to breast the tape to breathe a sigh of relief to breathe a vein to breathe after to breathe again to breathe down neck to breathe down someone's neck to breathe down the back of neck to breathe down the back of someone's neck to breathe easily to breathe easy to breathe fire to breathe fire and sword to breathe freely to breathe in to breathe into life to breathe it all in to breathe life into to breathe new life into to breathe one's last to breathe one's last breath to breathe one's last gasp to breathe out to breathe out one's etc

† terryn.1

terryn.2adj.

Compounds

terryn.3

† terryn.¹

terryn.²adj.

terryn.³