matelassé


mate·las·sé

M5156400 (mät′lə-sā′)n. A sturdy, textured, usually cotton fabric having a puckered or quilted appearance, often used in bedding and upholstery.
[French, from past participle of matelasser, to pad, quilt, from matelas, mattress, cushion, from Old French materas; see mattress.]

matelassé

(mætˈlæseɪ) or

matellasse

adj (Textiles) (in textiles) having a raised design, as quilting; embossed[C19: from French matelasser to quilt, from matelas mattress]