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madapollam|mædəˈpɒləm|
Also -polland, -polam.
[From Madapollam (Mādhava-palam), a suburb of Narsapur, Madras presidency.]
A kind of cotton cloth, orig. manufactured at Madapollam, and afterwards imitated on the British looms, and exported in great quantities to India.
1832in M. Russell Egypt viii. (1853) 327 He intends to send long-cloths, madapollands [etc.]. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Madapollam, a kind of fine long cloth, shipped to the Eastern markets. 1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework, Madapolams, a coarse description of calico cloth, of a stiff, heavy make, originally of Indian manufacture, where it was employed for Quilts. 1885Manch. Exam. 31 Dec. 4/4 Buff-end madapollams. |