terry

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Terry
    n 1: English actress (1847-1928) [syn: {Terry}, {Dame Ellen
         Terry}, {Dame Alice Ellen Terry}]
    2: a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both
       sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes [syn: {terry},
       {terry cloth}, {terrycloth}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Terry \Ter"ry\, n.
   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.
   [1913 Webster]

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Terry, LA
  Zip code(s): 71263
Terry, MS (town, FIPS 72680)
  Location: 32.10280 N, 90.29884 W
  Population (1990): 613 (262 housing units)
  Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 39170
Terry, MT (town, FIPS 73675)
  Location: 46.79219 N, 105.31154 W
  Population (1990): 659 (414 housing units)
  Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 59349

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Terry, MT -- U.S. town in Montana
   Population (2000):    611
   Housing Units (2000): 387
   Land area (2000):     0.705361 sq. miles (1.826877 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.705361 sq. miles (1.826877 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            73675
   Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
   Location:             46.790099 N, 105.313431 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     59349
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Terry, MT
    Terry

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Terry, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
   Population (2000):    664
   Housing Units (2000): 288
   Land area (2000):     2.310274 sq. miles (5.983582 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.003412 sq. miles (0.008838 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.313686 sq. miles (5.992420 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            72680
   Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
   Location:             32.101443 N, 90.294572 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     39170
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Terry, MS
    Terry

from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

Terry -- U.S. County in Texas
   Population (2000):    12761
   Housing Units (2000): 5087
   Land area (2000):     889.875295 sq. miles (2304.766336 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.058995 sq. miles (2.742784 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    890.934290 sq. miles (2307.509120 sq. km)
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             33.188536 N, 102.317447 W
   Headwords:
    Terry
    Terry, TX
    Terry County
    Terry County, TX

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

TERRY

Ellen, a dear old lady whom the world wishes the
footlights might always shine upon and upon whom the curtain
would never descend.