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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.
Examples of terry in a Sentence
Terry, against Fort Fisher, in 1865; within sight of its parapets was fought the famous duel between the "Monitor" and the "Merrimac" (March 9, 1862).
When given high command at once they usually failed, but the best of them rose gradually to the superior ranks; Logan, for instance, became an army commander, Sickles, Terry and others corps commanders.
On the 8th of January 1865 General Terry arrived with the land forces, and the armada arrived off Fisher on the 12th.
Terry, and commanding the largest fleet assembled at any one point during the war, took the fort on the 15th of January 1865; for this he again received the thanks of Congress.
There is a handsome cathedral; and the Tomas Terry theatre (given to the city by the heirs of one of the millionaire sugar planters of the jurisdiction), the governor's house (1841-1844), the military and government hospitals, market place and railway station are worthy of note.
Several of the largest and finest sugar estates in the world are situated in the vicinity, including the Soledad (with a botanical experiment station maintained by Harvard University), the Terry and others - most of them connected with the city by good driveways.
Terry, who in turn was shot and killed by a United States deputy marshall appointed to defend Justice Field against the carrying out of Terry's often-expressed threats.
Treaties and military operations were at first of no avail, but in 1876 the United States government took steps to reduce them to submission, and Generals George Crook (1828-1890), Alfred Howe Terry (1827-1890) and John Gibbon (1827-1896), with 2700 troops (besides the Crow scouts) were sent against the Sioux under Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and others.
Terry, who had succeeded General Butler in command, stormed the fort with the help of the marines and sailors, and took 2000 prisoners and 169 guns.
Since the Union we have had the Threshers, the Terry Alts, the Molly Maguires, the Rockites, and many others.
The items are part of a collection amassed by fan Bob Terry, which is due to be sold off in 2005.
In Sargent's 1889 portrait of Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth, the new queen of Scotland appears physically monstrous.
We also met Mr. and Mrs. Terry, Miss Terry's brother and his wife.
In like manner Sir Thomas Roe's mission to India resulted not only in a large collection of valuable reports and letters of his own, but also in the detailed account of his chaplain Terry.
For Scottish constitutional history, what there is of it, Sanford Terry's Scottish Parliaments may be recommended.
An extremely absorbent terry diaper, with a fold out booster, which speeds up drying time.
Top Pond Terry Jones Senior caught lots of roach and a carp of 12lbs on pole and maggot hook bait.
I cracked open a few bottles of wine and some beers, and we all settled back to enjoy Terry Wogan's witty banter.
Center Director Terry Williams says the new cat playroom lets the animals interact, play or get boisterous.
It has a terry outer with a 2 layer terry booster sewn in.
Terry Jones Senior had a good day on Thursday catching big bream ending his day with a net well in excess of 200lbs.
Terry Butcher (the one who had managed to escape captivity) died aged 86.
Terry fished a soft paste and fed carp pellet little and often.
I live in Leamington Spa in Warwickshire with my husband, Terry, and my small ginger cat, Poppy.
They come complete with a " real feel ", battery powered heartbeat, and a terry cloth pouch for a feeding bottle.
John Terry. i presume your saying sol campbell and Ashley cole arent english or worthy?
Made from soft cotton combed terry, they are shaped to give a perfect fit for every baby.
Jumping ahead to August of 1970 we find Terry Dolan ready to record some demos.
January 2001 Terry Freedman has written a free e-book on using computers in classrooms which contains nearly 200 pointers to good practice.
Terry is a Chartered engineer with a considerable range of industrial experience.
Terry Waite was the former special envoy to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Terry West also displays a fine knack for composition, most of the camera shots are quite exquisite.
These stuffed Tub Toys are made from a soft, quick-drying terry fabric and come with removable life vests.
Diaper Nation No Fold terry White terry fabric, finished with colored trim.
Terry, by contrast, has less finesse at the expressive level.
In addition to research, Terry stays involved with classical and baroque flute and has recently ventured into jazz and folk music.
Better still why not bring back Terry " dodgy geezer " Venables back - at least his England side played some good football.
Vice president Terry Sanderson was on BBC Radio London on Thursday, talking about arguments over halal meat in school dinners.
As he sipped his double choc latte, Terry pondered his recent experience (feeling rather chuffed with himself ).
Terry was really becoming known as one of the most interesting and amusing pop lyricists of the time.
John Terry believes he can take the winning mentality instilled in him by Jose Mourinho into the World.. .
Imagine if the mall punks took mescaline and listened to Terry Reich and the Banana Splits instead of Green Day.
The bears are British, probably Terry's, c.1912, golden mohair 13 " high.
Bourne's expressive choreography is well matched by Terry Davies ' wonderfully moody jazz score.
Opal After tea, the audience returned to their seats and Terry Davidson introduced Ross Chapman to talk about Australian opal After tea, the audience returned to their seats and Terry Davidson introduced Ross Chapman to talk about Australian opal.
Terry Lawton My name is John Williams and I am a 42 year old war pensioner living in Germany.
Mitigating Terry Holder said this was the first time Barden had racially abused anyone and there was no suggestion the abuse had become physical.
Original music will be composed by Terry Davies who will also adapt musical themes from the motion picture composed by Danny Elfman.
I use terry squares with plastic pants and sometimes with a plastic diaper wrap for when I'm feeling posh.
Terry has bought a £ 9 license allowing him to be a gold prospector for two years.