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Word: terry (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • 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.

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Proper noun:

  • A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.
  • male|from=Germanic transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.
  • patronymic|from=given names|dot= from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, cognate of the English Derek.

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