alliballien.

Brit.

/ˈalɪˌbali/, U.S.

/ˈæliˌbæli/

Forms: 1700s– alliballi (now rare), 1700s– alliballie, 1800s alleballie, 1700s allaballie.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Probably < Urdu, but a likely etymon has not been traced.

Now historical.

A type of very fine muslin produced in Bengal; a piece of such fabric.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > fine, light, or delicate > muslin > Indian

beteela1598

moree1625

adatis1653

doria1696

terrindam1706

India muslin1716

alliballie1718

gurrah1727

tanzib1728

nainsook1790

Madras muslin1827

percale1840

Madras1902

1718 Weekly Jrnl. 4 Oct. 1167/2 Cargoe of the Cardigan. Alliballies 991 Pieces.

1791 Morning Post 8 Mar. 1/3 India Jacconet, and Alliballie Muslins.

1821 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (ed. 2) 84 Alleballies and other Muslins, flowered or stitched with gold or silver.

1839 S. Maynard Goodacre's Arith. (ed. 9) 220 11 do of superfine do at 9.6 per ell. 59 do of alliballie at 12.9.

1941 C. H. Wilson Anglo-Dutch Comm. & Finance in 18th Cent. ii. 42 Two firms particularly..did a large export business to them in ‘Bengall’ silks, Tripoly and Beirut silks, Cossacs, Tanjeebs, Mulmuls, Alliballies.., and other textiles.

2002 K. Lasky Jahanara, Princess of Princesses 36 What the English want are the very fabrics that you scorn as being peasant cloth—our ginghams and our calicoes, our muslins and dungarees, our taffetas and alliballies.

2008 A. Ghosh Sea of Poppies 104 He had to content himself with..an alliballie kurta.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alliballie
释义	alliballien. Brit. /ˈalɪˌbali/, U.S. /ˈæliˌbæli/ Forms: 1700s– alliballi (now rare), 1700s– alliballie, 1800s alleballie, 1700s allaballie. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Probably < Urdu, but a likely etymon has not been traced. Now historical. A type of very fine muslin produced in Bengal; a piece of such fabric. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > fine, light, or delicate > muslin > Indian beteela1598 moree1625 adatis1653 doria1696 terrindam1706 India muslin1716 alliballie1718 gurrah1727 tanzib1728 nainsook1790 Madras muslin1827 percale1840 Madras1902 1718 Weekly Jrnl. 4 Oct. 1167/2 Cargoe of the Cardigan. Alliballies 991 Pieces. 1791 Morning Post 8 Mar. 1/3 India Jacconet, and Alliballie Muslins. 1821 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (ed. 2) 84 Alleballies and other Muslins, flowered or stitched with gold or silver. 1839 S. Maynard Goodacre's Arith. (ed. 9) 220 11 do of superfine do at 9.6 per ell. 59 do of alliballie at 12.9. 1941 C. H. Wilson Anglo-Dutch Comm. & Finance in 18th Cent. ii. 42 Two firms particularly..did a large export business to them in ‘Bengall’ silks, Tripoly and Beirut silks, Cossacs, Tanjeebs, Mulmuls, Alliballies.., and other textiles. 2002 K. Lasky Jahanara, Princess of Princesses 36 What the English want are the very fabrics that you scorn as being peasant cloth—our ginghams and our calicoes, our muslins and dungarees, our taffetas and alliballies. 2008 A. Ghosh Sea of Poppies 104 He had to content himself with..an alliballie kurta. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1718
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