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Barchent

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German barchant, barchât, barchet, barkân, from Arabic بَرَّكَان (barrakān).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbarçənt/
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Noun

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Barchent m (strong, genitive Barchentes or Barchents, plural Barchente)

  1. fustian, barracan, a kind of rough and dense cloth of linen and cotton
    • 1827 February 17, Öffentlicher Anzeiger zum 7. Stück des Amtsblatts der königlichen Regierung zu Erfurt, Erfurt, page 34:
      Es sind am Abende des 2ten d. M. in Isseroda entwendet: […] 3) eine dunkelblaue mit blaustreifigem Barchent gefütterte Tuchjacke mit Knöpfen von weißem Metall;
      On the evening of the 2nd of the month in Isseroda one has stolen: […] 3) a darkblue fiber-jacket wadded with blue-striped fustian of buttons of white metal;

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