bengaline en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɛŋɡəliːn/
Etymology
From French bengaline, from its resemblance to a kind of fabric imported from Bengal.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A fabric made from silk and worsted; poplin.
Ruperta tonight was in a narrow black bengaline costume with a Medici collar and cuffs of bastard chinchilla.
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 415:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bengalines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |