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paramatta

Syllabification: (par·a·mat·ta)
Pronunciation: /ˌparəˈmatə/
(also parramatta)
Definition of paramatta

noun

  • a fine-quality twill fabric with a weft of worsted and a warp of cotton or silk.

Origin:

early 19th century: named after Parramatta, a city in New South Wales, Australia, which was the site of a prison whose inmates manufactured the cloth for clothing supplied to the convict servants of settlers

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