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matelassé

matelassé noun: a heavy fabric, composed of two layers of cloth, used to form a quilted surface.

Noun

matelassé (countable and uncountable, plural matelassés)

  1. A heavy fabric, composed of two layers of cloth, used to form a quilted surface.

Adjective

matelassé (not comparable)

  1. Ornamented by means of an imitation or suggestion of quilting, the surface being marked by depressed lines which form squares or lozenges in relief.
    • matelassé silks

Forms of matelassé

pluralmatelassés

Origin of matelassé

French matelassé (“cushioned, covered as with a mattress”).

Questions about matelassé

What does matelassé mean?
Matelassé means a heavy fabric, composed of two layers of cloth, used to form a quilted surface.
What part of speech is matelassé?
Matelassé can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of matelassé?
The plural of matelassé is matelassés.

Words near matelassé in the dictionary

  1. Mateja
  2. Matejas
  3. Matejka
  4. Matejkas
  5. Matelarag
  6. matelassé
  7. matelassés
  8. mateless
  9. matelessness
  10. matelot
  11. matelotage

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