terrycloth
3
3.9
- noun
- /ˈtɛriˌklɔθ/
:
toalla de rizo
- She chose a bright yellow terrycloth robe to wear after her morning swim.
- terrycloth robe
- terrycloth bathrobe
- terrycloth towel
Examples
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Afterward, he wrapped himself in a white terrycloth bathrobe.
Fiction book (1995) -
"What are you doing here?" She was dressed in a white terrycloth robe and bedroom slippers.
Fiction book (1991) -
An extra robe, blue terrycloth, was hanging on the back of the bathroom door; he was free to use that, too.
Fiction book (1999) -
Molly, in a short terrycloth robe, is sitting in a chair.
Fiction book (1990) -
Rosenberg awaited them in his sunroom, wearing a heavy terrycloth robe and drinking coffee.
Fiction book (1999) -
I wrap a towel around my hair and throw on an old terrycloth bathrobe that's still stained from baby vomit.
Fiction book (1999) -
On his friends' birthdays, Craig brought gifts from his father's factory: towels and terrycloth robes with initials embroidered on them.
Fiction book (1993) -
Jezebel "Jezzie" Pipkin, 33, is standing in the bedroom door tying a man's terrycloth bathrobe around her waist.
Fiction book (1990) -
After a long shower, I wrapped myself in a soft terrycloth bathrobe.
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The beach towels made of terrycloth absorb water quickly, keeping us dry.
Synonyms
384
6.0
A strong cotton fabric with many small loops that soaks up water and is used for towels and robes
5
2.1
A thick cotton fabric with many small loops that soaks up water
1
2.5
Soft cotton or linen cloth with small loops that soaks up water
How Absorbent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Terrycloth gets its first part from terry, a word probably from French that means 'to pull' because the cloth is made by pulling up many little loops of yarn. Those pulled loops make the fabric thick and soft and help it 'soak up' water, so a terrycloth towel dries you quickly.