french percale
1Percale — is a closely woven plain weave fabric often used for bed linens. The term describes the weave of the fabric, not its content, so percale can be a 50/50 blend of cotton and polyester, 100% cotton, or a blend of other fabrics in any ratio. [… …
2percale — /pəˈkeɪl/ (say puh kayl), / ˈkal/ (say kahl) noun closely woven, smooth finished cambric, plain or printed. {French, from Persian pärgâlä} …
3List of Spanish words of French origin — This is a list of Spanish words of French origin. It is further divided into words that come from Modern French and Old French. In both cases, the words included did not exist in Latin. Some of these words have alternate etymologies and may also… …
4per|cale — «puhr KAYL, KAL», noun. a closely woven cotton cloth with a smooth finish, used especially for dresses and sheets. ╂[< French percale < Persian pergāl] …
5List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… …
6Textile manufacturing terminology — The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fibre from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. (Both fibre and fiber are used in this article.)… …
7Glossary of textile manufacturing — For terms specifically related to sewing, see Glossary of sewing terms. For terms specifically related to dyeing, see Glossary of dyeing terms. The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. To make textiles, the first… …
8Cambric — Statue in Cambrai of Baptiste Chambray, the improbable inventor of the eponymous fabrics, batiste and chambray …
9Christian Dior — Born 21 January 1905(1905 01 21) Granville, Manche, France Died 23 October 1957(1957 10 23) (aged 52) Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, Italy Nationality French …
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