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Word: Percale
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (as percalla): partly via French, perhaps ultimately from Urdu parkāla ‘spark, pane of glass’, perhaps originally referring to inset glass spangles
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pəˈkeɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a closely woven fine cotton fabric
Short Definition:closely woven fine cotton fabric
Examples:- six fine percale sheets
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