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Definitions for Terrier

[1] any of several breeds of usually small dogs, used originally to pursue game and drive it out of its hole or burrow.
[2] (initial capital letter ) U.S. Military . a surface-to-air, two-stage antiaircraft missile.
[3] a book or document in which are described the site, boundaries, acreage, tenants, etc., of certain lands.
[4] the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
[5] Also called terry cloth . a pile fabric, usually of cotton, with loops on both sides, as in a Turkish towel.
[6] made of such a fabric: a terry bathrobe.
[7] having the pile loops uncut: terry velvet.
[8] any of several usually small, active, and short-bodied breeds of dog, originally trained to hunt animals living underground
[9] English legal history a register or survey of land
[10] informal a member of the British Army's Territorial and Volunteer Reserve
[11] an uncut loop in the pile of towelling or a similar fabric
[12] a fabric with such a pile on both sides (as modifier ) a terry towel
[13] Dame Ellen. 1847–1928, British actress, noted for her Shakespearean roles opposite Sir Henry Irving and for her correspondence with George Bernard Shaw
[14] (John ) Quinlan (ˈkwɪnlən). born 1937, British architect, noted for his works in neoclassical style, such as the Richmond riverside project (1984)

Words nearby Terrier

terret, terri, terrible, terribly, terricolous, terrier, terrific, terrify, terrifying, terrigenous, terrine

Origin of Terrier

yFirst recorded in 1775–85; perhaps variant of terret

Word origin for Terrier

yC18: perhaps variant of terret