Terrycloth

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Terrycloth, terry cloth, terry, or simply towelling is a fabric with loops that can absorb large amounts of water. It can be manufactured by weaving or knitting, with weaving on a dobby loom the predominant commercial method, having two beams of longitudinal warp through which the filler or weft is fired laterally.[1]

Items that may be made from terrycloth include towels (bath towels of terrycloth are called 'Turkish towels'), bedlinen, and sweatbands for the wrist or head.

Terry towelling hats with a shallow brim were once popular with cricketers (like English wicketkeeper Jack Russell) but are no longer in fashion.

Terrycloth became accessible to the general public in the late 1800's.