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noun
- A type of cotton cloth, especially as dyed and waterproofed.
- 1979: It really was beautifully executed, more like a forgery than a copy, for the copyist had laid it down on a backing and had even added a cachet de vente, a couple of collectors' marks and a museum reference numer. " Kyril Bonfiglioli, After You with the Pistol (Penguin 2001, p. 321)
Etymology: From Hindustani ààààààà / (URchar, ÚÙÚ, ÚÙÙÚ) (jagannÄth), former name of w:Puri, Puri in India, where the material came from. Compare juggernaut.
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