matelassé

Meanings

Noun

  • A heavy fabric, composed of two layers of cloth, used to form a quilted surface.

Adjective

  • Ornamented by means of an imitation or suggestion of quilting, the surface being marked by depressed lines which form squares or lozenges in relief.

Origin

  • French matelassé.

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