单词 | parramatta |
释义 | parramatta/ˌparəˈmatə /(also paramatta) noun [mass noun] A fine-quality twill fabric with a weft of worsted and a warp of cotton or silk, used originally as a dress material and now particularly in the making of rubber-proofed garments. OriginEarly 19th century: named after Parramatta, a city in New South Wales, Australia, which was the site of a prison whose inmates manufactured the cloth for clothing supplied to the convict servants of settlers. |
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