Also terry or towelling in British (toweling in American English) and froté or frotté in many other languages.
Terrycloth is a fabric with loops that can absorb large amounts of water. It can be manufactured by weaving or knitting, with weaving on "dobby looms" the predominant commercial method. A dobby loom has two beams of longitudinal warp through which the filler or weft is fired laterally.
Items that may be made from terrycloth include 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.
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