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perpetuˈana Hist.
Also 7–8 perpetuano, 7 -uanno, -uno, 8 -uanee. See also perpet.
[app. a factitious trade name, f. It. or Sp. perpetuo, L. perpetuus, with Romanic ending -ana. Hence F. perpétuane.]
A durable fabric of wool manufactured in England from the 16th c. (Cf. the similar names everlasting, durance, lasting, etc.) Also transf. and fig.
1599B. Jonson Cynthia's Rev. iii. ii, Our gentleman ushers, that will suffer a piece of serge or perpetuana to come into the presence. 1611Florio Ital. Dict., Duraforte,..the stuffe Perpetuana. 1640in Entick London II. 172 Drapery, Perpetuannoes. 1685J. Dunton Lett. fr. New-Eng. (1867) 14 The Cloathes of the Israelites..in the Wildernesse, never waxed old, as if made of Perpetuano indeed. 1691Lond. Gaz. No. 2703/4 Stolen.., 34 Pieces of Colchester Perpetuano's. 1714Fr. Bk. of Rates 403 The Stuffs called Bays, Perpetuana's, &c. of the Manufacture, which are sent to Italy. 1727W. Mather Yng. Man's Comp. 407 Kers[ies], Cottons, Bays, Perpetuanees, Fustians, and Norwich Stuffs. 1778Eng. Gazetteer (ed. 2) s.v. Sudbury, Sudbury..drives a good trade in perpetuanas, says, serges, &c. 1846J. S. Burn For. Prot. Refugees 5 The Flemings taught the manufacturing of our Wool into Broadcloth, Rashes, Flannel and Perpetuanas. 1972A. Plummer London Weavers' Company 1600–1970 xiv. 292 Indian wrought silks and painted and dyed calicoes became extremely fashionable, taking the place of English silks, half-silks, slight silks, worsted stuffs, says and perpetuanas.
attrib. and Comb.1606Dekker Sev. Sinnes (Arb.) 27 The sober Perpetuana-suited Puritane. 1607Marston What you will i. ii, Hee's in his old perpetuana sute. 1648Sir E. Dering Acc. Bk. (N.), For a counterpayne to the yellow perpetuana bed. |