pulicatn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌlɪkət/, U.S.

/ˈpələkət/

Forms: 1700s pullcat, 1700s–1800s pullicat, 1800s pulecat, 1800s pulicate, 1800s– pulicat, 1800s– pullicate, 1900s– pelicat; Scottish 1700s–1800s pulicate, 1700s– pullicate, 1800s policat, 1800s policut, 1800s pollicate, 1800s pulicat.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pulicat.

Etymology: < Pulicat (Tamil Paḻaverkāṭu), the name of a town on the northern coast of Tamilnadu.The manufacture of handkerchiefs in Pulicat is mentioned in Portuguese and other sources from the 16th cent. (see H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson (1886) s.v. pulicat). Earlier forms of the place name in English include Pellacata (1611), Paleiacatta (1726), Policat (1727); compare also Portuguese Paleacate (1519), Dutch Paleacate (1616), Palleacatta (1726).

In singular and plural. A type of coloured material, a length of this, or a coloured handkerchief made from this, originally from Pulicat; (hence) a material made in imitation of these, woven from dyed yarn; (also) a checked coloured handkerchief.

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1768 R. Brew Copy of Let. touching Trade to Gold Coast 2 Whether the Gentlemen in the India-Houses will let the Committee have a greater proportion of Striped Taffaties, Pullicats, and other commanding articles for their ready money.

1788 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. at Pullicate There will be about 100 dz. pullicates ready this week.

1794 P. Freneau Village Merchant 6 Hum-hums are here,—and muslins—what you please—Bandanas, baftas, pull-cats, India teas.

1794 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XII. 114 Manufactured pulicates of a very superior colour or cotton pulicate handkerchiefs.

1808 Usef. Projects in Ann. Reg. 131/2 For drying of dyed yarn and pullicates (a kind of coloured chequed cotton handkerchiefs) a higher temperature..is required.

1880 A. Somerville Autobiogr. 59 I wrought all that day on his loom, finishing 16 napkins of a 10/100 pulicate.

1891 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 571 A pulicat or gingham weaver at St. Ninians.

1958 A. Clow & N. L. Clow in C. Singer et al. Hist. Technol. IV. viii. 249 5000 looms were employed in 1796 in the neighbourhood of Glasgow making pullicates for the Turkey-red dyers.

1991 P. C. Mancall Valley of Opportunity vii. 185 Rush at times bought goods that reveal that he had wider tastes: cotton handkerchiefs, Irish linen, blue silk India pullicate, calico.

2005 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 16 Jan. 9 I used to work for Abu Hassan, an Indian Muslim cloth trader from Halfway Road, selling batik and kain pulicat (sarong).

Compounds

General attributive, esp. as pulicat handkerchief.

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1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea v. 68 To day, I employed a Papua man to make a wooden anchor; and advanced him a new Pulicat handkerchief, which was to be its price.

1831 S. E. Ferrier Destiny I. xiii. 121 Mr M'Dow roared and laughed, rapped upon his mull, drew in about a quarter of a pound of snuff, and displayed all the extent of a Pulicat handkerchief.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pulicat
释义	pulicatn. Brit. /ˈpʌlɪkət/, U.S. /ˈpələkət/ Forms: 1700s pullcat, 1700s–1800s pullicat, 1800s pulecat, 1800s pulicate, 1800s– pulicat, 1800s– pullicate, 1900s– pelicat; Scottish 1700s–1800s pulicate, 1700s– pullicate, 1800s policat, 1800s policut, 1800s pollicate, 1800s pulicat. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pulicat. Etymology: < Pulicat (Tamil Paḻaverkāṭu), the name of a town on the northern coast of Tamilnadu.The manufacture of handkerchiefs in Pulicat is mentioned in Portuguese and other sources from the 16th cent. (see H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson (1886) s.v. pulicat). Earlier forms of the place name in English include Pellacata (1611), Paleiacatta (1726), Policat (1727); compare also Portuguese Paleacate (1519), Dutch Paleacate (1616), Palleacatta (1726). In singular and plural. A type of coloured material, a length of this, or a coloured handkerchief made from this, originally from Pulicat; (hence) a material made in imitation of these, woven from dyed yarn; (also) a checked coloured handkerchief. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for head or neck or body > [noun] > kerchief > types of rumal1622 bandana1732 Barcelona1761 pulicat1768 fogle1811 kora1833 shawl-handkerchief1838 web1843 foulard1856 waterman1860 Malabar1882 Monteith1882 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > patterned > checked > specific pulicat1768 tartan1891 Tattersall1891 houndstooth1959 1768 R. Brew Copy of Let. touching Trade to Gold Coast 2 Whether the Gentlemen in the India-Houses will let the Committee have a greater proportion of Striped Taffaties, Pullicats, and other commanding articles for their ready money. 1788 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. at Pullicate There will be about 100 dz. pullicates ready this week. 1794 P. Freneau Village Merchant 6 Hum-hums are here,—and muslins—what you please—Bandanas, baftas, pull-cats, India teas. 1794 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XII. 114 Manufactured pulicates of a very superior colour or cotton pulicate handkerchiefs. 1808 Usef. Projects in Ann. Reg. 131/2 For drying of dyed yarn and pullicates (a kind of coloured chequed cotton handkerchiefs) a higher temperature..is required. 1880 A. Somerville Autobiogr. 59 I wrought all that day on his loom, finishing 16 napkins of a 10/100 pulicate. 1891 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 571 A pulicat or gingham weaver at St. Ninians. 1958 A. Clow & N. L. Clow in C. Singer et al. Hist. Technol. IV. viii. 249 5000 looms were employed in 1796 in the neighbourhood of Glasgow making pullicates for the Turkey-red dyers. 1991 P. C. Mancall Valley of Opportunity vii. 185 Rush at times bought goods that reveal that he had wider tastes: cotton handkerchiefs, Irish linen, blue silk India pullicate, calico. 2005 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 16 Jan. 9 I used to work for Abu Hassan, an Indian Muslim cloth trader from Halfway Road, selling batik and kain pulicat (sarong). Compounds General attributive, esp. as pulicat handkerchief. ΚΠ 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea v. 68 To day, I employed a Papua man to make a wooden anchor; and advanced him a new Pulicat handkerchief, which was to be its price. 1831 S. E. Ferrier Destiny I. xiii. 121 Mr M'Dow roared and laughed, rapped upon his mull, drew in about a quarter of a pound of snuff, and displayed all the extent of a Pulicat handkerchief. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1768
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