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‖ pát, paut, n.3|pɑːt|
[Hindī pāt leaf, indigo plant, jute.]
An East Indian name for a. Jute fibre; b. The leafy part of the indigo-plant, as cut off a foot from the ground, and made into bundles for delivery.
1801Trans. Soc. Arts XIX. 235 Specimen of Paper from Paut fibre. 1881J. Paton in Encycl. Brit. XIII. 798/2 Importations of the substance [jute] had been made at earlier times under the name of pát, an East Indian native term by which the fibre continued to be spoken of in England till the early years of the 19th century. |