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Pedaline|ˈpɛdəlaɪn, -iːn|
Also with lower-case initial.
[f. pedal a.2 + -ine4.]
A synthetic straw (see quot. 1957). Also Pedaline straw.
1927Daily Express 16 Feb. 4/2 (Advt.), Women's becoming hats of Pedaline Straw, trimmed and bound with Ribbon Velvet. Ibid. 14 Mar. 5/3 (heading) Fashion's new vocabulary... The following are a few additions made to her vocabulary this spring by Dame Fashion:—..pedaline, a new type of plait for millinery, having a polished effect. 1942J. G. Dony Hist. Straw Hat Industry v. 96 (caption) Pedaline, a Japanese imitation of a Swiss braid... Coburg pedaline, a Japanese braid. 1957M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 337 Pedaline,..synthetic straw made of hemp fiber covered with Cellophane and woven between cotton threads. Made chiefly in Japan. |