1681 R. Knox Pref. A Fan made of the Talipat-Leaf.
1720 D. Defoe 304 Two great Tallipat Leaves for Tents.
1803 S. Smith (1859) I. 44/2 A leaf of the talipot tree is a tent to the soldier,..and a book to the scholar.
1834 H. Caunter in vii. 75 [We] had the gratifying opportunity of seeing a talipât palm in blossom.