| 单词 | terry cloth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasterry cloth 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]. < as lemmas |
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