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bengaline definition

ben·ga·line (beŋ′gə lēn′, beŋ′gə lēn′)

noun

a heavy, corded cloth of silk, rayon, or the like and either wool or cotton

Etymology: Fr, after Bengal, whence the cloth was imported

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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