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percale


percale [per-keyl] ExamplesWord Origin noun

  1. a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.

Origin of percale 1615–25; French Persian pargāla rag; replacing percalla Persian Examples from the Web for percale Historical Examples of percale

  • Myra smoothed her hair and put on a fresh afternoon percale.

    The Best Short Stories of 1919

    Various

  • Bloomers can also be made from gingham, percale, galatea, or other cotton cloth.

    Clothing and Health

    Helen Kinne

  • Two dressing-gowns, one in percale, the other in striped silk, six roubles.

    Marie

    Alexander Pushkin

  • Fold the percale through the center, with the woof, and baste the edges together.

    Handicraft for Girls

    Idabelle McGlauflin

  • She wore a percale gown, ecru ground with bright figures, a rose-colored cravat and a bonnet laden with flowers.

    L’Assommoir

    Emile Zola

  • British Dictionary definitions for percale percale noun

    1. a close-textured woven cotton fabric, plain or printed, used esp for sheets

    Word Origin for percale C17: via French from Persian pargālah piece of cloth Word Origin and History for percale n.

    1620s, name of a fabric imported from the East; in modern use, 1840, from French percale, perhaps ultimately from Persian pargalah “a rag.”

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