percale

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

per·cale /pəˈkeɪl $ pər-/ noun [countable, uncountable] TIMDHa type of cotton cloth, used especially for making sheets 〔尤指用来做被单的〕棉布

Examples from the Corpus

percale• In luxury percale, a double duvet cover costs around £47.99.Origin percale (1600-1700) Persian pargalah

per·cale nounChineseSyllable

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percale
per‧cale /pəˈkeɪl $ pər-/

noun [uncountable and countable]

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Persian
Origin: pargalah

a type of cotton cloth, used especially for making sheets

per·cale

BrE

/pəˈkeɪl/

NAmE

/pərˈkeɪl/

noun

[uncountable]

a type of cotton or

cloth used for making sheets 高级密织棉布（用以制作被单）