perpetuana

English

Noun

perpetuana (countable and uncountable, plural perpetuanas)

1. (archaic) A durable wool serge fabric.
   • 1703, William Dampier, A Voyage to New Holland:

     The chief commodities that the European ships bring hither, are linen cloaths, both coarse and fine, some woollens also, as bayzes, searges, perpetuanas, &c.

Alternative forms

• perpet, perpetuance, perpetuano

Related terms

• perpetual

See also

• lasting

References

• “perpetuana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.