ˌhenrēˈed.ə noun
or henrietta cloth | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷-
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized H
Etymology: after Henrietta Maria died 1669 queen consort of Charles I of England
: a fine soft twilled fabric for dresses made of wool and sometimes with a silk warp