terry cloth vs fabric

terry cloth and fabric both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
terry cloth	Yes	No	No	No
fabric	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fabric is a hypernym of terry cloth; that is, fabric is a word with a broader meaning than terry cloth:

terry cloth: a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes
fabric: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of terry cloth include cloth, material, textile.

terry cloth (noun)	fabric (noun)
a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
	the underlying structure