parramatta
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
parramatta /ˌparəˈmatə/ (also paramatta)
▶noun a fine-quality twill fabric with a weft of worsted and a warp of cotton or silk.
– origin C19: named after Parramatta in Australia, site of a prison whose inmates manufactured this cloth.
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