percale

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Some folk confuse the term percale as being a blend of cotton and polyester.

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  1. noun A closely woven cotton fabric used for sheets and clothing.

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  • The wall covering of blue percale which has caused such an outcry was in my chamber at the printing house. —  Honoré de Balzac
  • Babies R Us. Bear mobile: Hug Me by Nature's Purest, 100 percent organic cotton, Babies R Us. Wall art: Amenity Nursery wall print with woodland scene made of nontoxic dyes and organic cotton percale, Design Public online. —  News for Richmond Times-Dispatch
  • Pottery Barn's Gidget Patchwork Shoe Bag is made of 100\% cotton percale and has a drawstring design to keep your luggage clean while traveling. —  Cheap Stingy Bargains
  • While high thread countsheets are soft, just about any bedding made from percale, which has a thread count of 180 or more, will be soft and smooth. —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • Waterbed sheets can be found in other fabric types such as flannel, percale and satin. —  xml's Blinklist.com
 

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  1. French, from Persian pargālah, rag.

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  1. F.; origin unknown.
 

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/ pɛrˈkɑl/
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