palampore
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Hindi पलंग पोश (palaṅg poś, “coverlet”), from पलंग (palaṅg, “bed”) + early modern Persian پوش (“cover”).
Noun
editpalampore (countable and uncountable, plural palampores)
- (now historical) A rich cotton cloth, originally made in India, used for bedspreads and shawls. [from 17th c.]
- 1816, William Beckford, Vathek, Oxford, published 2013, page 41:
- He fancied, however, that he perceived, amongst the brambles and briars, some gigantic flowers but was mistaken: for these were only the dangling palampores and variegated tatters of his gay retinue.