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marcella

marcella noun: a kind of corded or ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.

Noun

marcella (plural marcellas)

  1. A kind of corded or ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.
    Synonyms:
    piqué

Proper noun capitalized: Marcella

Marcella

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • Marcella and Nathaniel. Now I know their names. I haven't thought much about having children, but if I did, I wouldn't give them names like that. They're the sort of names you choose if you think you're someone to be reckoned with.2010, Sophie Hannah, A Room Swept White, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 102

Synonyms of marcella

Forms of marcella

pluralmarcellas

Origin of marcella

From an alteration of Marseille, due to the French city formerly being a centre of piqué production.

From Latin Marcella.

Words formed from marcella

Questions about marcella

What does marcella mean?
Marcella means a kind of corded or ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.
What part of speech is marcella?
Marcella can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of marcella?
The plural of marcella is marcellas.

Words near marcella in the dictionary

  1. marcel waves
  2. Marcelina
  3. marceline
  4. marcelines
  5. Marcell
  6. marcella
  7. marcellas
  8. Marcelle
  9. marcelled
  10. marceller
  11. marcellers

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