Terrycloth,
terry cloth,
terry towelling,
terry, or simply
towelling is a
fabric with loops that can absorb large amounts of water. It can be manufactured by
weaving or
knitting. Towelling is woven on special looms that have two beams of longitudinal
warp through which the filler or weft is fired laterally. The first industrial production of terrycloth
towels was by the English manufacturer
Christy.