单词 | percale |
释义 | percalen.adj. A. n. A closely woven cotton fabric with a smooth finish originally manufactured in France.The fabric is now usually made from Egyptian cotton (sometimes with the addition of polyester) and may be glazed or unglazed. 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] > unglazed percale1840 cretonne1870 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 1840 W. M. Thackeray Paris Sketch Bk. I. 11 A light bed which has a tall canopy of red 'percale'. 1884 Girl's Own Paper Aug. 682/1 Quantities of cottons, chintzes, and percales are to be seen in the shops, in preparation for a hot summer. 1909 Public Ledger (Philadelphia) 24 June 5/7 Lawns, percales and chambrays. 1938 Amer. Home Jan. 39/2 I went to work with needle and thread and made the window curtains, chair seats, and even the lampshades out of red, black, and green striped percale. 1994 Wedding & Home June 148/2 Discover the unashamed luxury of the finest Egyptian cotton percale in..bed linen by Yves Delorme. B. adj. (attributive). Made of percale. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [adjective] > other fustian1537 calico1612 Surat1643 corduroy1789 velveteen1824 blue jean1826 dungaree1836 blue jeans1871 percale1880 Aertex1896 1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths I. 61 Look at our camelot and percale gowns that Worth sends us. 1925 Amer. Mercury Jan. 16/1 Elsie had a fur coat which she slipped on over her percale house dress. 1961 New Yorker 3 June 29/3 You'll be sleeping between percale sheets! 2001 K. Glowczewska tr. R. Kapuściński Shadow of Sun 6 There are photographs of Nkrumah everywhere—in the newspapers (every day), on posters, on flags, on ankle-length percale skirts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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