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palampore

[ pal-uhm-pawr, -pohr ]

noun

  1. a cotton print woven in India and used for clothing, canopies, etc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of palampore1

First recorded in 1690–1700; probably after Palanpur, city in Rajputana, India
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Example Sentences

A classic Palampore design is printed in pomegranate red and cornflower blue.

I see thee—I hear thee—thy antelope foot Treads lightly and soft on the velvet cheroot; The jewelled amaun of thy zemzem is bare, And the folds of thy palampore wave in the air.

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