Cotton vs. Terry

Cottonnoun

A plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.

Cottonnoun

Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.

Cottonnoun

(textiles) The textile made from the fiber harvested from the cotton plant.

Cottonnoun

(countable) An item of clothing made from cotton.

Cottonadjective

Made of cotton.

Cottonverb

To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.

Cottonnoun

A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.

Cottonnoun

The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.

Cottonnoun

Cloth made of cotton.

Cottonverb

To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does.

Cottonverb

To go on prosperously; to succeed.

Cottonverb

To unite; to agree; to make friends; - usually followed by with.

Cottonverb

To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; - used with to.

Cottonnoun

silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

Cottonnoun

fabric woven from cotton fibers

Cottonnoun

erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers

Cottonnoun

thread made of cotton fibers

Cottonverb

take a liking to;

Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose.

Terrynoun

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.

Terrynoun

A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings.

Terrynoun

English actress (1847-1928)

Terrynoun

a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes

Terry

Terry is both a masculine and feminine given name, derived directly from French Thierry and eventually from Theodoric. It can also be used as a diminutive nickname for the given names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence or Lefteris (masculine).