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percale
[ per-keyl ]
noun
- a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.
percale
/ -ˈkɑːl; pəˈkeɪl /
noun
- a close-textured woven cotton fabric, plain or printed, used esp for sheets
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Word History and Origins
Origin of percale1
1615–25; < French < Persian pargāla rag; replacing percalla < Persian
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Word History and Origins
Origin of percale1
C17: via French from Persian pargālah piece of cloth
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Example Sentences
She would buy so and so many yards of percale for new shirt waists for the boys and Janie and Mag.
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Percale is a closely woven fabric made with a good quality of cotton yarn.
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They wore gowns of gay-colored percale, short, and confined at the waist, and around their shoulders silk handkerchiefs.
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Did you ever have a calico apron or dress of percale or cambric on which the pattern showed on one side only?
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Cette indienne est une sorte de percale ou toile de coton peinte, dont il y a plusieurs fabriques en Catalogne.
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