terry cloth
Noun
Meaning
terry cloth (countable and uncountable, plural terry cloths)
An absorbent cotton fabric typically used for towels and bathrobes; toweling.
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He recalls a red terry cloth shirt with stitched into it that he wore in childhood.
In her well-researched account of Harlow's life and work, ''Love at Goon Park,'' Deborah Blum describes how Harlow removed newborn infants from their mothers and housed them with surrogate mothers, some made of terry cloth and some of wire.
The fouta towel, updated for those who like the softly exfoliating texture of a traditional bath towel — this pick has a classic flat-weave face, backed with terry cloth, so you can enjoy a sumptuously soft feeling from either side.
The terry cloth fell to the floor at Colby’s feet, and everything inside Georgia went tight.
In the first collaboration of its kind, the luxury brand partnered with Care+Wear to honor the late designer, and last week debuted a line of French terry cloth hoodies for cancer patients.