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matelassé

matelassé

See also: matelasse

English

Noun

matelassé (countable and uncountable, plural matelassés)

  1. A heavy fabric, composed of two layers of cloth, used to form a quilted surface.

Adjective

matelassé (not comparable)

  1. Ornamented by means of an imitation or suggestion of quilting, the surface being marked by depressed lines which form squares or lozenges in relief.
    matelassé silks

French

Verb

matelassé m (feminine singular matelassée, masculine plural matelassés, feminine plural matelassées)

  1. past participle of matelasser