marcella

noun

mar·​cel·​la

märˈselə,

mȧˈs-

plural -s

: an English cotton fabric made with a quilted or honeycomb face and used especially for clothing, trimming, or bedspreads

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration of marseilles

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