percale

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percale - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Percale \Per`cale"\, n. [F.]
     A fine cotton fabric, having a linen finish, and often
     printed on one side, -- used for women's and children's wear,
     and for bedsheets.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

percale - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  percale
      n 1: a fine closely woven cotton fabric