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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•ry /ˈtɛri/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- TextilesAlso called ˈter•ry ˌcloth. a fabric with uncut loops often used for toweling.
adj. [before a noun] - Textilesmade of terry:a terry towel.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•ry (ter′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, adj. n. - Textilesthe loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- TextilesAlso called ter′ry cloth′. a pile fabric, usually of cotton, with loops on both sides, as in a Turkish towel.
adj. - Textilesmade of such a fabric:a terry bathrobe.
- having the pile loops uncut:terry velvet.
- perh. variant of terret 1775–85
- Biographical Ellen (Alicia or Alice), 1848?–1928, English actress.
- a male given name, form of Terrence or Theodore.
- a female given name, form of Theresa.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: terry /ˈtɛrɪ/ n ( pl -ries)- an uncut loop in the pile of towelling or a similar fabric
- a fabric with such a pile on both sides
Etymology: 18th Century: perhaps variant of terret south•ern /ˈsʌðɚn/USA pronunciation adj. - lying toward, located in, or directed toward the south.
- coming from the south, as a wind.
- of or relating to the south.
- Place Names[Southern] of or relating to the South of the United States.
- Astronomybeing or located south of the equator:a southern constellation; the Southern Hemisphere.
n. [countable] - Place Names[often: Southern] Southerner (def. 2).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024south•ern (suᵺ′ərn),USA pronunciation adj. - lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the south.
- coming from the south, as a wind.
- of or pertaining to the south.
- Place Names(cap.) of or pertaining to the South of the United States.
- Astronomybeing or located south of the celestial equator or of the zodiac:a southern constellation.
n. - Place Names(often cap.) southerner (def. 2).
- Language Varieties(cap.) the dialect of English spoken in the eastern parts of Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas, in Florida, in the southern parts of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and in southeastern Texas.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English sūtherne. See south, -ern
- Terry, 1924–95, U.S. novelist and screenwriter.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Terry /ˈtɛrɪ/ n - Dame Ellen. 1847–1928, British actress, noted for her Shakespearean roles opposite Sir Henry Irving and for her correspondence with George Bernard Shaw
- (John) Quinlan (ˈkwɪnlən). born 1937, British architect, noted for his works in neoclassical style, such as the Richmond riverside project (1984)
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