percale

/per-keyl/US // pərˈkeɪl //UK // (pəˈkeɪl, -ˈkɑːl) //

珍珠棉,珀尔赛尔,珍珠岩,珀尔赛

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.

A percale weave is super durable and made using a criss-cross, over-under pattern.
She would buy so and so many yards of percale for new shirt waists for the boys and Janie and Mag.
Percale is a closely woven fabric made with a good quality of cotton yarn.
They wore gowns of gay-colored percale, short, and confined at the waist, and around their shoulders silk handkerchiefs.
Did you ever have a calico apron or dress of percale or cambric on which the pattern showed on one side only?
Cette indienne est une sorte de percale ou toile de coton peinte, dont il y a plusieurs fabriques en Catalogne.