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percaline
[ pur-kuh-leen ]
noun
- a fine, lightweight cotton fabric, usually finished with a gloss and dyed in one color, used especially for linings.
percaline
/ ˈpɜːkəˌliːn; -lɪn /
noun
- a fine light cotton fabric, used esp for linings
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Word History and Origins
Origin of percaline1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of percaline1
C19: from French; see percale
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Example Sentences
Percaline is used chiefly for feminine wearing apparel, principally for linings, petticoats, etc.
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You needn't tease me about that, for you know as well as anything that I meant percaline.
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Cover the outside with green percaline and finish the top with sprigs of holly and a bow of red and green ribbon.
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The frame was covered with a kind of cloth called “percaline.”
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