tarlatan
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tarlatan
First recorded in 1720–30; from French tarlatane, dissimilated variant of tarnatane kind of cloth originally imported from India; further origin unknown
Example Sentences
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Isadora Duncan fought for freedom, seemed revolutionary when she appeared in soft Grecian costumes rather than stiffly-starched tarlatan, interpreted music according to her own personal reaction.
From Time Magazine Archive
Later when the Company danced in the bull ring, rain wilted their tarlatan skirts.
From Time Magazine Archive
So out came the tarlatan, looking older, limper, and shabbier than ever beside Sallie’s crisp new one.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
The pupils of Madame Aldavini all wore pink tarlatan skirts, black stockings clocked with pink, and black jerseys with a large pink A worked on the front.
From Carnival by MacKenzie, Compton
My white tarlatan and my Second Street silk had grown shabby before the winter was half over.
From Our Philadelphia by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins
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