palampore

[ pal-uhm-pawr, -pohr ]

noun

1. a cotton print woven in India and used for clothing, canopies, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of palampore¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; probably after Palanpur, city in Rajputana, India

Example Sentences

A classic Palampore design is printed in pomegranate red and cornflower blue.

From Architectural Digest

I see thee—I hear thee—thy antelope foot Treads lightly and soft on the velvet cheroot; The jewelled amaun of thy zemzem is bare, And the folds of thy palampore wave in the air.

From Project Gutenberg