palampore

English

Alternative forms

• palampoor, palempore

Etymology

From Hindi पलंग पोश (palaṅg poś, “coverlet”), from पलंग (palaṅg, “bed”) + early modern Persian پوش (“cover”).

Noun

palampore (countable and uncountable, plural palampores)

1. (now historical) A rich cotton cloth, originally made in India, used for bedspreads and shawls.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.