percaline
/pur-kuh-leen/US // ˌpɜr kəˈlin //UK // (ˈpɜːkəˌliːn, -lɪn) //
皮卡素,过氧化氢,皮卡琳,皮膜
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a fine, lightweight cotton fabric, usually finished with a gloss and dyed in one color, used especially for linings.
Examples
Percaline is used chiefly for feminine wearing apparel, principally for linings, petticoats, etc.
You needn't tease me about that, for you know as well as anything that I meant percaline.
Cover the outside with green percaline and finish the top with sprigs of holly and a bow of red and green ribbon.
The frame was covered with a kind of cloth called “percaline.”
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