percale

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˈkeɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɚˈkeɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pər kāl′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
per•cale /pɚˈkeɪl/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Textilesa smooth cotton cloth, used esp. for bedsheets.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
per•cale  (pər kāl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Textilesa closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.
  • Persian
  • Persian pargāla rag; replacing percalla
  • French
  • 1615–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
percale / pəˈkeɪl -ˈkɑːl/
  1. a close-textured woven cotton fabric, plain or printed, used esp for sheets
Etymology: 17th Century: via French from Persian pargālah piece of cloth
'percale' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
percaline

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