- per|cale
- per|cale «puhr KAYL, -KAL», noun.a closely woven cotton cloth with a smooth finish, used especially for dresses and sheets.╂[< French percale < Persian pergāl]
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percale — per·cale … English syllables
percale — per|cale [pəˈkeıl US pər ] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; : Persian; Origin: pargalah] a type of cotton cloth, used especially for making sheets … Dictionary of contemporary English
percale — per•cale [[t]pərˈkeɪl[/t]] n. tex a smooth, plain weave cotton cloth, used esp. for bedsheets • Etymology: 1615–25; < F < Pers pargāla rag; r. percalla < Pers … From formal English to slang
