manchester


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
manchester/ˈmantʃɪstə/
noun S. African & Austral./NZ cotton textiles; household linen.
– origin from the name of the city Manchester, historically a centre of cotton manufacture.
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