terrycloth vs fabric

terrycloth and fabric both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
terrycloth	Yes	No	No	No
fabric	Yes	No	No	No

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

terrycloth: 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 terrycloth include cloth, material, textile.

terrycloth (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