PALAMPORE

PALAMPORE Pal `am *pore ", n.

palampore

pal am pore |ˈpaləmˌpôr ˌpaləmpɔ:| ▶noun Indian a type of chintz, used esp. for bedspreads. • a palampore bedspread. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: origin uncertain; perhaps from Portuguese, palangapuz (es ) plural, from Urdu and Persian, palangpoš, ‘bedcover, ’ or perhaps from Pālanpur, a town in Gujarat, India.

palampore

palampore |ˈpaləmpɔː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Indian a type of chintz cloth used, especially formerly, for bedspreads, wall hangings, etc. • [ count noun ] a palampore bedspread. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: origin uncertain; perhaps from Portuguese palangapuz (es ) plural, from Urdu, Persian palangpoš ‘bedcover ’, or perhaps from Pālanpur, a town in Gujarat, India.