pattun.adj.
/ˈpatuː/, /ˈpʌtuː/, U.S. /ˈpɑˌtu/ A. n.
A woollen fabric typically made of the coarse overhair of the Kashmir goat. Also: a shawl made of this fabric.
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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 hair > [noun] > from goat's hair
mohair1569
pattu1784
Angola1804
Tibet1857
1784 F. Gladwin tr. A. Allâmî Ayeen Akbery II. 156 They manufacture beautiful Shawls, and other fine woollen stuffs, amongst which are those called Doomah and Puttoo.
1848 J. H. Stocqueler Oriental Interpreter 194/1 Puttoo, a species of coarser and thicker manufacture of the refuse shawl goat-wool, mixed with the long hairs. It is always of the colour of the hare's skin, and extremely warm.
1851 Mrs. Hervey Jrnl. 20 July in Adventures of Lady (1853) II. 309 The dress of the people of Sōōroo is a sort of woollen coat reaching to the feet,..a pair of tight woollen trowsers, and a puttoo as a waistband, completes the costume of most.
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Puttoo, a coarse thick fabric made of the refuse wool and long hair from the shawl goat, Capra changra.
1893 Baily's Mag. Oct. 263/2 A coat (Norfolk jacket style) and loose knickerbockers of puttoo.
1915 F. W. Denys Our Summer in Vale of Kashmir xxiv. 208 Our other object was to see one of the puttoo mills.
1999 J. Elliot Unexpected Light (2000) ii. 87 I bought a woollen pattū , and some keshmesh , a mixture of nuts and raisins.
2005 Business Line (Nexis) 9 Sept. In 1986, the only fabric we traditionally made was the pattu or woollen wrap.
B. adj.
That is made of this fabric.
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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 hair > [adjective] > specific
camel's hair1678
pattu1857
1857 K. Young Let. 6 July in Delhi—1857 (1902) v. 110 A puttoo coat and equally warm continuations, as Seymour calls them.
1907 B. M. Croker Company's Servant xi. 111 You are a Sahib under your old Puttoo coat.
1920 Blackwood's Mag. Oct. 445 The bliss of an old puttoo suiting in a smiling dreamy Kashmir valley.
2005 Hindu (Nexis) 5 Sept. We are multicultural and multiracial in our approach and don't attract only Indians in pattu sarees.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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