different between percale vs percase

English

Etymology

From French percale, of uncertain origin; probably compare percaulah.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p??ke?l/, /p??k??l/
• Rhymes: -e?l

Noun

percale (countable and uncountable, plural percales)

1. (textiles) A fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing.
   • 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 403]:

     In her percale bed. In her heaven of piled pillows.

Translations

Anagrams

• replace

French

Etymology

From Persian ??????? (parg?le, “a patch, a percale”) (see there for more)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.kal/

Noun

percale f (uncountable)

1. percale

Further reading

• “percale” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English per cas. See parcase.

Adverb

percase (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) perhaps; perchance
   • 1597, Francis Bacon, Of the Colours of Good and Evil

     virtuous man will be virtuous in solitudine, and not only in theatro, though percase it will be more strong by glory and same, as an heat which is doubled by reflexion.

Anagrams

• caprese, escaper, pearces, repaces, respace