tarlatan
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tar·la·tan
also tar·le·tan (tär′lə-tən, -lə-tn)n.
A thin, stiffly starched muslin in open plain weave.
[French tarlatane, alteration of earlier tarnatane.]
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tarlatan
(ˈtɑːlətən)n
(Textiles) an open-weave cotton fabric, used for stiffening garments
[C18: from French tarlatane, variant of tarnatane type of muslin, perhaps of Indian origin]
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tar•la•tan
(ˈtɑr lə tn)n.
a thin, stiffened, open-mesh cotton fabric.
[1720–30; < French tarlatane]
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