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Definition of "terrycloth" [terrycloth]

  • An absorbent cotton fabric typically used for towels and bathrobes; toweling. (noun)

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Use "terrycloth" in a sentence
  • "Several projects could be used to re-use even very small pieces of stach quilting cotton, and other recycled materials, such as terrycloth toweling or felted wool, are specifically called for in the instructions."
  • "Until this year, she'd been as thin as I was, but she was filling out and her breasts swelled up from the loose neck of the terrycloth."
  • "Unwrap it from the plastic and wrap in a clean cotton cloth (not terrycloth) towel."