paramatta

English

Etymology

So named from Parramatta, in Australia.

Noun

paramatta (countable and uncountable, plural paramattas)

1. A light fabric of cotton and worsted, resembling bombazine or merino.

References

• “paramatta”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.