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Pegamoid|ˈpɛgəmɔɪd| Also pegamoid. A trade name for a kind of waterproof cloth or imitation leather used in upholstery, bookbinding, etc. Also attrib. and fig.
1895Current Hist. V. 731 It is claimed for ‘pegamoid’, a product recently placed on the markets of Europe, that it will render materials of any kind absolutely impervious to water. 1896Westm. Gaz. 10 June 5/2 By imposing it on cotton cloth or impregnating it ‘Pegamoid’ can be turned to many and varied purposes. 1909Pract. Upholstery 12 Pegamoid Cloth. This is one of the better class imitation leathers, and is obtainable in a large variety of ‘grains’, colours, and qualities. 1922Daily Mail 10 Nov. 15 (Advt.), Seats in red, brown, green or blue rexine, pegamoid or velvet. 1957L. Durrell Justine i. 21 He is a pegamoid sloth of a man, a vast slow fellow. 1959B. Ruck Romantic Afterthought xxxiv. 180 The pegamoid-covered chair. |