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Definition of terry
terries
1 : the loop forming the pile in uncut pile fabrics
2 : an absorbent fabric with such loops —called also terry cloth
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Tito Fuentes is wearing an orange terry-cloth headband around the outside crown of his Giants cap.
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Making the film has been a parade of catastrophes](http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/22614/1/the-secret-history-of-terry-gilliams-don-quixote), complete with floods, bodily injuries, funding problems, and more.
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Making the film has been a parade of catastrophes](http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/22614/1/the-secret-history-of-terry-gilliams-don-quixote), complete with floods, bodily injuries, funding problems, and more.
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Origin and Etymology of terry
perhaps modification of French tiré, past participle of tirer to draw
Terry
playDefinition of Terry
(Alice) Ellen 1847–1928 English actress
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