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Definition of percale noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

percale

noun
 
/pəˈkeɪl/
 
/pərˈkeɪl/
[uncountable]
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  1. a type of cotton or polyester cloth used for making sheets
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, of unknown origin.
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