† percaulahn.

Forms: 1600s parcallas, 1600s percalla, 1600s percallaes, 1600s percallas, 1600s percallis, 1600s percollaes, 1600s percolles, 1700s percales, 1700s–1800s percaulah.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Urdu. Etymon: Urdu parkāla.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Urdu parkāla spark, pane of glass (perhaps originally referring to inset glass spangles) < Persian parkāla . Compare percale n.

Obsolete.

A fine cotton cloth imported from India in the 17th and 18th centuries. Cf. percale n.With book-percallis in quot. 1696 cf. book muslin n. at book n. Compounds 3.

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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

percaulah1614

chambray1787

balloon silk1843

Pima1925

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > calico > types of

calico-lawn?1592

shamiana1609

dungaree1613

percaulah1614

muslin calico1705

Wigan1875

limbo1891

finishing cloth1892

1614 Invoice 25 July in W. Foster Lett. received by E. India Co. (1897) II. 88 Salampouries, white beathillies, percalla, boxshaes [etc.].

1696 J. F. Merchant's Ware-house 33 A sort of fine Callico called Percallis, there being of it two sorts, the one is much like Sallampoires, and is made up much like it..; the next is made up like a Book; these sorts are indifferent fine, and are..much used for Shifts and Shirts, but the Book-Percallis is the strongest.

1757 tr. C.-M. Guyon New Hist. E.-Indies II. 143 8100 pieces percales.

1799 D. Steel Steel's Tables of Brit. Custom & Excise Duties 12 Under this denomination of calicoes white, the following goods are comprehended: viz. byrampauts white, baftaes,..percaulahs, putcahs [etc.]

1813 W. Milburn Oriental Commerce II. 221 Percaulahs, Pieces R800.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	percaulah
释义	† percaulahn. Forms: 1600s parcallas, 1600s percalla, 1600s percallaes, 1600s percallas, 1600s percallis, 1600s percollaes, 1600s percolles, 1700s percales, 1700s–1800s percaulah. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Urdu. Etymon: Urdu parkāla. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Urdu parkāla spark, pane of glass (perhaps originally referring to inset glass spangles) < Persian parkāla . Compare percale n. Obsolete. A fine cotton cloth imported from India in the 17th and 18th centuries. Cf. percale n.With book-percallis in quot. 1696 cf. book muslin n. at book n. Compounds 3. 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 percaulah1614 chambray1787 balloon silk1843 Pima1925 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > calico > types of calico-lawn?1592 shamiana1609 dungaree1613 percaulah1614 muslin calico1705 Wigan1875 limbo1891 finishing cloth1892 1614 Invoice 25 July in W. Foster Lett. received by E. India Co. (1897) II. 88 Salampouries, white beathillies, percalla, boxshaes [etc.]. 1696 J. F. Merchant's Ware-house 33 A sort of fine Callico called Percallis, there being of it two sorts, the one is much like Sallampoires, and is made up much like it..; the next is made up like a Book; these sorts are indifferent fine, and are..much used for Shifts and Shirts, but the Book-Percallis is the strongest. 1757 tr. C.-M. Guyon New Hist. E.-Indies II. 143 8100 pieces percales. 1799 D. Steel Steel's Tables of Brit. Custom & Excise Duties 12 Under this denomination of calicoes white, the following goods are comprehended: viz. byrampauts white, baftaes,..percaulahs, putcahs [etc.] 1813 W. Milburn Oriental Commerce II. 221 Percaulahs, Pieces R800. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1614
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