Percale Definition

pər-kāl
noun
Fine, closely woven cotton cloth, used for bedsheets, etc.
Webster's New World

Origin of Percale

  • From French percale, of uncertain origin; probably compare percaulah.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Persian pargālah rag

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Percale Sentence Examples

  • All their products are made in England in 100% Egyptian cotton percale with a reduced iron finish.

  • Cotton percale will not necessarily stand up to this type of treatment, but heavier materials such as corduroy and canvas will have a longer life.

  • Amazon.com has a wide variety of organic cotton queen sheet sets, including this organic cotton percale set.

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Words Starting With

PPEPER

Words Ending With

ELEALE

Unscrambles

percale

Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With E