Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An absorbent cotton fabric typically used for towels and bathrobes; towelling.

    Frottee, Frotteestoff

    махро́вая тканьmaxróvaja tkanʹ

    a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
cotton fabric:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cotton fabric:

Origin

terry (unknown origin) + cloth

terry (unknown origin) + cloth

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Forms

plural: terry cloths

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes:terryterrycloth

See also

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