Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A soft fabric of silk and cotton, silk and wool, or all wool, and usually having a ribbed weave.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A soft fabric with a kind of basket weave and a diapered pattern.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun a soft fabric, made from various combinations of wool, silk and cotton, with a lightly ribbed surface

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Origin unknown.]

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  • "I wore a suit of barathea I'd ordered special. The only way you can clean that fabric is with gasoline."

    We Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn Greenidge, p 233

    July 10, 2016