terry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Any makeshift cloth nappy folded from a large piece of absorbent fabric and held in place by a nappy pin or nappy fastener; a flat nappy.
noun
  1. A terrorist
name
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.
  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.
  3. A male given name from Latin derived from the Latin for the third ("tertius") given to a third child or a child whose name has the suffix III.
  4. A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. An unincorporated community in Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana.
  7. A township in Finney County, Kansas.
  8. An unincorporated community in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.
  9. A town in Hinds County, Mississippi.
  10. An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri.
  11. A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
  12. A small town, the county seat of Prairie County, Montana.

Pronunciation

tĕ'rē /ˈtɛɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Terry.wav

Word forms

terry terries Tarry Torry Teri Terri Terrie

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, possibly French tiré (“drawn out”), past participle of tirer (“to draw out”).

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