tarletan

Variant of tarlatan

tarlatan definition

tar·la·tan or tarletan tar′·le·tan (tär′lə tən)

noun

a thin, stiff, open-weave muslin

Etymology: Fr tarlatane, earlier tarnatane < ?

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