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percales

percales is the plural of percale.

Meaning of percale

Noun

percale (countable and uncountable, plural percales)

  1. A fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing.
    • In her percale bed. In her heaven of piled pillows.1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 403

Questions about percales

What is percales the plural of?
Percales is the plural of percale.

Words near percales in the dictionary

  1. perbufylline
  2. perc
  3. perc.
  4. Percabeth
  5. percale
  6. percales
  7. percaline
  8. percalines
  9. percalles
  10. percapella
  11. percapita

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