/ ˈteri; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a type of soft cotton cloth that absorbs liquids and has a surface covered with raised loops of thread, used especially for making towels
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
/ ˈteri; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a type of soft cotton cloth that absorbs liquids and has a surface covered with raised loops of thread, used especially for making towels
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005