| 单词 |
paramatta |
| 释义 |
paramatta|pærəˈmætə|
[f. Paramatta (prop. Parramatta), a town in New South Wales.
There formerly existed at Parramatta a convict establishment in which clothing materials were produced: cf. Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) XVII. 65/2; perhaps the modern stuff (which according to Beck Draper's Dict. was invented at Bradford) was in imitation of these; there is no evidence for the assertion that the fabric was orig. made of wool imported from Parramatta.]
A light dress fabric having a weft of combed merino wool and a warp formerly of silk, but now generally of cotton.
1834J. D. Lang State N.S. Wales in Tait's Mag. I. 410/1 Cloth, Parramatta, per yard, 1s. 8d. 1844G. Dodd Textile Manuf. iv. 137 There are two kinds of stuff now made, called ‘Orleans’ and ‘Paramatta’.., apparently formed of worsted, the warp being cotton. 1846C. P. Hodgson Remin. Australia Notes 367 Paramatta, a peculiar tweed, made in the Colony, and chiefly at Paramatta, hence the name. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Paramatta, a kind of bombazine, the weft of which is worsted, the warp of cotton. 1901Daily News 1 Feb. 5/1 The new leaders were called, not in silk, but in paramatta, which is the proper stuff for the gown of a King's Counsel when mourning is prescribed. |
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