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paramatta

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par⋅a⋅mat⋅ta

  [par-uh-mat-uh]
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–noun
a light, twilled dress fabric, having a silk or cotton warp and a woolen weft.
Also, parramatta.

Origin:
1825–35; named after Parramatta, town in New South Wales
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par·a·mat·ta or par·ra·mat·ta   (pār'ə-māt'ə)   
n.  A fine, lightweight silk and wool or cotton and wool dress fabric.

[After Parramatta.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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