bengaline

English

Etymology

From French bengaline, from its resemblance to a kind of fabric imported from Bengal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛŋɡəliːn/

Noun

bengaline (countable and uncountable, plural bengalines)

1. A fabric made from silk and worsted; poplin.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 415:

     Ruperta tonight was in a narrow black bengaline costume with a Medici collar and cuffs of bastard chinchilla.

Anagrams

• Bengelian