galatea

See also: Galatea

English

Etymology

After Galatea, a British man-of-war, since the material was used for children's sailor suits.

Noun

galatea (plural galateas)

1. (textiles) A strong cotton fabric with diagonal twill weave.

Quotations

• He wore a blue galatea shirt, corduroy trousers and riding boots. - "The Woman At The Store", from "Selected Short Stories" by Katherine Mansfield (first published in 1912).

Translations

cotton fabric

• Russian: галате́я f (galatéja)