paramatta
or par·ra·mat·ta
a light, twilled dress fabric, having a silk or cotton warp and a woolen weft.
Origin of paramatta
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The next day the paramatta weighed anchor and proceeded down the river.
A Final Reckoning | G. A. HentyThe paramatta had already made more than one circuit of the compass.
A Final Reckoning | G. A. HentyThe fine weather, which the paramatta had experienced so far, speedily left her.
A Final Reckoning | G. A. HentyI ain't saying as I expect any such thing will happen, on board the paramatta.
A Final Reckoning | G. A. HentyEvery day are men and women to be seen in the streets of Sydney and paramatta naked as in the moment of their birth.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II | Francis Augustus Cox
British Dictionary definitions for paramatta
parramatta
/ (ˌpærəˈmætə) /
a lightweight twill-weave fabric of wool formerly with silk or cotton, used for dresses, etc, now used esp for rubber-proofed garments
Origin of paramatta
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