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What does percale mean?

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Noun
  1. (textiles) A fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing.
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Get the highest thread count percale that you can because that is smoother.
Two dressing-gowns, one in percale, the other in striped silk, six roubles.
A sure hit for your bed? bed linen set in 79 threads per cm² cotton percale with embroidered floral motifs and contrasting band.
Fold the percale through the center, with the woof, and baste the edges together.
The toilette is very elegant for yachting or for morning calls in the country, and is here portrayed made of white duck, with the chemisette and cuffs of fancy percale.
She wore a percale gown, ecru ground with bright figures, a rose-colored cravat and a bonnet laden with flowers.

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