marocain
Syllables: ma·roc·ain/ˌmæɹəˈkeɪn/US/ˌmɑɹəˈkeɪn/
marocain noun: a heavy crepe fabric of silk, wool, or both, having a cross-ribbed texture, used for apparel.
Noun
marocain (countable and uncountable, plural marocains)
- A heavy crepe fabric of silk, wool, or both, having a cross-ribbed texture, used for apparel.
- For summer tailored costumes it will be unequalled. "Toile Marocain," is a quite new fabric neither silk nor wool, but a special mixture of silk and goat's wool, that resembles the coarse stuff the native Arabs use in making their great burnouse—a hooded cape—and it comes in plain colors...[1917 February, Margaret Alice Friend, “Paris Fashion Service”, in W. B. Walker, editor, Silk: An Illustrated Magazine Published Monthly in the Interests of the Producer and the Buyer, volume X...
- Rodier's favored wool fabric this spring is Crêpella, a wool crêpe marocain. It is evident that crêpe gained such favor during the past season that Rodier now applies the same process to woolens.1922, Good Housekeeping, volume 74, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Magazines, →OCLC, page 35
Proper noun capitalized: Marocain
Marocain
- A variety of grape.
- Gros Maroc (Marocain).—Bunches large, long, and shouldered, and with a long stalk. Berries large and oval. Skin thick, of a deep reddish-purple, and covered with an abundant blue bloom. Flesh tender, sweet, and richly flavoured.1860, Robert Hogg, “Grapes”, in The Fruit Manual; Containing the Descriptions & Synonymes of the Fruits and Fruit Trees Commonly Met with in the Gardens & Orchards of Great Britain, with Selected...
- Gros Maroc. Marocain. An excellent variety, ripening after Black Hamburgh. A great bearer, well suited to a cold vinery.1872, A[ndrew] J[ackson] Downing, Charles Downing, “The Grape”, in The Fruits and Fruit-trees of America; […] , 2nd revised and corrected edition, part II (Cherries, Grapes, Peaches, Pears, &c.), New...
- A name used for two unrelated varieties of French wine grape, carignan and cinsault.
marocain meaning in Bengali
marocain in Bengali
- ম্যারোকেইন
Examples of marocain in a sentence
- Bianchini Ferier are also showing a great variety of crêpes, Marocains of the heaviest and best qualities that sell for 85 francs a yard, and brocaded marocains that are more crêpe Romain, […]1922 September, Daphne Carr, “Style Movements in Paris Silks”, in C. B. Clifford, editor, The American Silk Journal, volume XLI, number 9...
- Thus we have cotton coatings, Bedford cords, cambric shirtings, lingerie fabrics, cotton marocains, poplins, […]1928, E[dward] Wheeler, “The Uses of Artificial Silk”, in E. Howard Tripp, editor, The Manufacture of Artificial Silk: With Special...
- France is by far the largest supplier of silk piece goods to Argentina. […] The types of cloth wanted are principally flat crepe, marocain, georgettes, lingerie silk, crepe de Chine, and satin.1932, Thomas C. Ballagh, “Market for Specific Textiles”, in Textile Market of Argentina (United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of...
- Silk crepe yarns have been very widely used in the past for well-known fabrics such as crepe-de-chine, marocain and georgette.2015, J. Hayavadana, “Crepe Surface and Crepe Weaves (Oatmeal)”, in Woven Fabric Structure Design and Product Planning (Woodhead Publishing...
Forms of marocain
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Origin of marocain
Borrowed from French marocain (“Moroccan”), from Maroc (“Morocco”) (from Medieval Latin Marrochium (“the city of Marrakech, the former capital of Morocco”)) + -ain (suffix forming demonyms).
Borrowed from French Marocain (“Moroccan”), from Maroc (“Morocco”) (from Medieval Latin Marrochium (“the city of Marrakech, the former capital of Morocco”)) + -ain (suffix forming demonyms).
Words that rhyme with marocain
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Questions about marocain
- What does marocain mean?
- Marocain means a heavy crepe fabric of silk, wool, or both, having a cross-ribbed texture, used for apparel.
- What is marocain in Bengali?
- Marocain in Bengali is ম্যারোকেইন. See Marocain meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use marocain in a sentence?
- Bianchini Ferier are also showing a great variety of crêpes, Marocains of the heaviest and best qualities that sell for 85 francs a yard, and brocaded marocains that are more crêpe Romain, […]
- What part of speech is marocain?
- Marocain can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce marocain?
- Marocain is pronounced /ˌmæɹəˈkeɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of marocain?
- The plural of marocain is marocains.
Words near marocain in the dictionary
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