cottonade

American  

[kot-n-ayd] / ˌkɒt nˈeɪd /

noun

1. a heavy, coarse fabric made of cotton or mixed fibers and often resembling wool, used in the manufacture of work clothes.

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cottonade British  

/ ˌkɒtəˈneɪd /

noun

1. a coarse fabric of cotton or mixed fibres, used for work clothes, etc

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Etymology

Origin of cottonade

From the French word cotonnade, dating back to 1795–1805. See cotton, -ade ¹

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Example Sentences

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cottonade

I'll commence on my little pattering feet, which will require fifteen-dollar moccasins, and then about a six-dollar checked cottonade suit, and top off with a seven-dollar brown Stetson.

From The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days by Andy Adams

He was dressed in a suit of Attakapas cottonade, and his shirt unbuttoned and thrown back from the throat and bosom, sailor-wise, showed a herculean breast; hard and grizzled.

From Old Creole Days by George Washington Cable

As he entered, the clerks saw a tall boy wearing a blouse shirt and cottonade trousers, and having on his head a broad-brimmed straw hat well set back.

From The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys by Gulielma Zollinger

The whole tiny army of long, blue, ankle-hiding cottonade pantalettes and pantaloons tried to fulfil the injunction.

From Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana by George Washington Cable

Instead of purchasing a suit, the man wondered where his next month’s rent was coming from, bought a pair of cottonade pants and hurried home.

From Sam Lambert and the New Way Store A Book for Clothiers and Their Clerks by Unknown

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