noun.
One of the uncut loops that form the pile of a fabric.
noun.
A pile fabric, usually woven of cotton, with uncut loops on one or both sides, used for bath towels and robes.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A textile fabric of wool or silk, woven like velvet, but with the loops uncut.
noun.
In rope-making, an open reel.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
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.