matelassé

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matelassé

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French matelassé (“cushioned, covered as with a mattress”).

noun matelassés

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

adjective

not comparable 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

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"matelassé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/matelass%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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matelassé. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/matelass%C3%A9

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"matelassé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/matelass%C3%A9.

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@misc{matelasse_2026,
  title = {matelassé},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/matelass%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}