Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

percaline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-ca-line
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fine kind of French cotton goods, usually of one colour.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French percaline.

Usage

Inflected Forms

percalines (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

percale

Questions

What does percaline mean?: A fine kind of French cotton goods, usually of one colour.
Where does percaline come from?: Borrowed from French percaline.

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