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单词 princetta
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Princettan.

Brit. /prɪnˈsɛtə/, U.S. /prɪnˈsɛdə/
Forms: 1700s– Princetta, 1800s Princette. Also with lower-case initial.
Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prince n., -etta suffix.
Etymology: Probably < prince n. + -etta suffix. Compare slightly earlier prince's stuff n. at prince n. Compounds 2. With the form princette compare -ette suffix.
Now historical.
A type of worsted fabric. Also attributive.
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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 > made from wool > [noun] > made from specific types of wool > worsted > types of
stamin?c1225
worsted1348
monk's cloth1441
set cloth1467
vesse1483
St. Thomas worsted1518
St. Omer's worsted1530
caddis1558
cloth-rash1592
Philip and Cheyney1614
none-so-pretty1622
tammy1675
cheyneyc1680
crape1682
bunting1742
beaudoy1759
wildbore1784
Princetta?1790
Circassian1824
plain-back1830
Coburg1844
Tournai1858
Tricotine1914
?1790 James Walker: Dry Goods (advt.) Princess [sic] stuff and princetta.
1839 1st Rep. Commissioners Constabulary Force Eng. & Wales 143 Manufactures generally called ‘Norwich articles’... Camlets, lastings, damasks, princettas.
1844 G. Dodd Textile Manuf. Great Brit. iv. 114 The trade-list of a large worsted-factory..contains the following enumeration,..Merino, Say Plainback,..Says,..Princettes.
c1850 in R. J. Lowe Farm & Inhab. (1883) 84 [On ordinary days she wore a thick camlet, which was called] ‘Princetta stuff’.
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Princettas, a worsted fabric, which is sometimes made with a cotton warp.
1960 C. W. Cunnington et al. Dict. Eng. Costume 270/2 Princetta, a worsted of silk warp and worsted weft.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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