per ‧ cale /pəˈkeɪl $ pər-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Persian ; Origin: pargalah ]
a type of cotton cloth, used especially for making sheets
per ‧ cale /pəˈkeɪl $ pər-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Persian ; Origin: pargalah ]
a type of cotton cloth, used especially for making sheets
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012