cottonade

[ kot-n-eyd ]

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

Origin of cottonade

1
From the French word cotonnade, dating back to 1795–1805. See cotton, -ade1

Words Nearby 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 Cable
  • cottonade—Stout cotton cloth in imitation of woolen or worsted; used for men's trousers.

    Textiles and Clothing | Kate Heintz Watson
  • It will be a sorrowful time to me when all the tribes of the earth shall have cottonade trousers and derby hats.

  • His pantaloons were of the finest sky-blue cottonade—the produce of the looms of Opelousas.

    The Quadroon | Mayne Reid
  • cottonade 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

cottonade

/ (ˌkɒtəˈneɪd) /


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

Origin of cottonade

1
C19: from French cotonnade, from coton cotton + -ade

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