cottonade
a heavy, coarse fabric made of cotton or mixed fibers and often resembling wool, used in the manufacture of work clothes.
Origin of cottonade
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How to use cottonade in a sentence
The whole tiny army of long, blue, ankle-hiding cottonade pantalettes and pantaloons tried to fulfil the injunction.
Bonaventure | George Washington Cablecottonade—Stout cotton cloth in imitation of woolen or worsted; used for men's trousers.
Textiles and Clothing | Kate Heintz WatsonIt will be a sorrowful time to me when all the tribes of the earth shall have cottonade trousers and derby hats.
The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop | Hamlin GarlandHis pantaloons were of the finest sky-blue cottonade—the produce of the looms of Opelousas.
The Quadroon | Mayne Reidcottonade pantaloons, stuffed into a pair of dirty boots, and a vareuse of the same stuff made up his dress.
Strange True Stories of Louisiana | George Washington Cable
British Dictionary definitions for cottonade
/ (ˌkɒtəˈneɪd) /
a coarse fabric of cotton or mixed fibres, used for work clothes, etc
Origin of cottonade
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