Definition of Percaline

1. n. A fine kind of French cotton goods, usually of one color.

2. n. A fine kind of cotton goods, usually of one color, and with a glossy surface, -- much use for linings.

Definition of Percaline

1. Noun. A fine kind of French cotton goods, usually of one colour. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Percaline

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Percaline

perazine
perbenzoic acid
perborate
perborates
perboric acid
perbromate
perbromates
perbromic
perbromic acid
perbromide
perc
perc.
perca
percale
percales
percaline (current term)
percalines
percarbide
percarbides
percarbonate
percarbonates
percarburet
percarbureted
percarburets
percase
perce
perceant
perced
perceiue
perceiv'd

Literary usage of Percaline

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"percaline is a lighter fabric and has a very glossy finish, or, more properly speaking, a moory finish percaline is usually dyed in solid colors. ..."

2. Professional Denture Service by George Wood Clapp, Russell Wilford Tench (1921)
"Replace the percaline and place in the press and boil for fifteen or twenty minutes. Carefully close the press until resistance is great enough to require ..."

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