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单词 marcella
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marcellan.

Brit. /mɑːˈsɛlə/, U.S. /mɑrˈsɛlə/
Forms: 1700s– marcella, 1800s– marsella.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Marseilles n.
Etymology: < Marseilles n. (with the older naturalized pronunciation /mɑːˈseɪlz/), with the second syllable re-formed after -ella suffix; perhaps also influenced by the female forename Marcella.
A type of stiff cotton or linen fabric, formed of two series of interlacing threads; = Marseilles n. 2. Frequently attributive.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [noun] > cotton or linen > twilled
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1795 Times 17 Oct. 1/2 Absconded on Sunday Morning last, a Youth..having conveyed all his cloaths from home, viz..white Marcella and diamond-stripe Gingham waistcoats; [etc.].
1795 J. Woodforde Diary 24 Nov. (1929) IV. 249 Pd. him likewise for a Marcella-Waistcoat Piece Yellow Ground..0. 8. 0.
1812 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 81/2 In black silk stockings, black small clothes, Marcella waistcoat, and dressing gown.
1861 Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. 3 263/1 The waistcoat may be made either in white silk or marcella.
1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 341/2 Marcella, or Marsella. A description of cotton Quilting or coarse Piqué..for making toilet covers, dressing table mats, and other articles.
1936 S. Darbyshire Henrietta Condon M.D. x. 139 A room furnished sparsely with pale maple, rag rugs on the floor & a marcella quilt on the polished brass bedstead.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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