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matelassé

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mate-lasse
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heavy fabric, composed of two layers of cloth, used to form a quilted surface.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Ornamented by means of an imitation or suggestion of quilting, the surface being marked by depressed lines which form squares or lozenges in relief.

Example Sentences

Etymology

French matelassé (“cushioned, covered as with a mattress”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

matelassés (plural)

Questions

What does matelassé mean?
A heavy fabric, composed of two layers of cloth, used to form a quilted surface.
Where does matelassé come from?
French matelassé (“cushioned, covered as with a mattress”).

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