parramattan.

Brit.

/ˌparəˈmatə/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈmɑdə/

Forms: 1800s– Paramatta, 1800s– Parramatta. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Parramatta.

Etymology: < Parramatta, the name of a town in New South Wales, Australia.The cloth was originally produced by inmates of the women's prison at Parramatta. Later a similar fabric was manufactured in Britain at Bradford (see quot. 1946).

Now historical.

A coarse, light fabric with a weft of (originally combed merino) wool and a warp of silk or (later) cotton. Frequently attributive.

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parramatta1826

1826 J. Atkinson Acct. Agric. & Grazing New S. Wales 131 The coarse woollens are known in the Colony by the appellation of Parramatta cloth, having been first made there.

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales I. i. 46 The government gangs of convicts..and the solitary ones straggling here and there, with their white woollen Paramatta frocks and trowsers.

1853 C. M. Smith Curiosities London Life 283 The agonising intensity of woe expressed in bombazine, crape, and Paramatta.

1884 J. B. Martin Reminisc. 41 The great tailor artist, Hayes, used to boast that he served the swell and the bullock driver from the same roll of ‘Parramatta’, but that the refinements of his art preserved their identities.

1901 Daily News 1 Feb. 5/1 The new leaders were called, not in silk, but in paramatta, which is the proper stuff for the gown of a King's Counsel when mourning is prescribed.

1946 Concerning Wool (Austral. Wool Board) 91 In 1852 the output had reached 235,000 yards a year, and Parramatta tweed exported to England gained such a favourable reputation that Bradford manufacturers began production of a tweed which they called Parramatta cloth.

1971 J. Morley Death, Heaven & Victorians vi. 68 For the first three [months of mourning] paramatta, merino, and such dull cloths were worn, with a good deal of crape; the latter was usually arranged in two very deep tucks.

1996 P. Jalland Death in Victorian Family xv. 304 She was only able to tolerate the hot paramatta and crape until the funeral tea.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	parramatta
释义	parramattan. Brit. /ˌparəˈmatə/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈmɑdə/ Forms: 1800s– Paramatta, 1800s– Parramatta. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Parramatta. Etymology: < Parramatta, the name of a town in New South Wales, Australia.The cloth was originally produced by inmates of the women's prison at Parramatta. Later a similar fabric was manufactured in Britain at Bradford (see quot. 1946). Now historical. A coarse, light fabric with a weft of (originally combed merino) wool and a warp of silk or (later) cotton. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [noun] > wool and silk or cotton parramatta1826 1826 J. Atkinson Acct. Agric. & Grazing New S. Wales 131 The coarse woollens are known in the Colony by the appellation of Parramatta cloth, having been first made there. 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales I. i. 46 The government gangs of convicts..and the solitary ones straggling here and there, with their white woollen Paramatta frocks and trowsers. 1853 C. M. Smith Curiosities London Life 283 The agonising intensity of woe expressed in bombazine, crape, and Paramatta. 1884 J. B. Martin Reminisc. 41 The great tailor artist, Hayes, used to boast that he served the swell and the bullock driver from the same roll of ‘Parramatta’, but that the refinements of his art preserved their identities. 1901 Daily News 1 Feb. 5/1 The new leaders were called, not in silk, but in paramatta, which is the proper stuff for the gown of a King's Counsel when mourning is prescribed. 1946 Concerning Wool (Austral. Wool Board) 91 In 1852 the output had reached 235,000 yards a year, and Parramatta tweed exported to England gained such a favourable reputation that Bradford manufacturers began production of a tweed which they called Parramatta cloth. 1971 J. Morley Death, Heaven & Victorians vi. 68 For the first three [months of mourning] paramatta, merino, and such dull cloths were worn, with a good deal of crape; the latter was usually arranged in two very deep tucks. 1996 P. Jalland Death in Victorian Family xv. 304 She was only able to tolerate the hot paramatta and crape until the funeral tea. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1826
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