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bengaline
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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
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