matelassé

noun, adj — 2 senses

noun

Etymology French matelassé (“cushioned, covered as with a mattress”).

A heavy fabric, composed of two layers of cloth, used to form a quilted surface.

adj

Etymology French matelassé (“cushioned, covered as with a mattress”).

Ornamented by means of an imitation or suggestion of quilting, the surface being marked by depressed lines which form squares or lozenges in relief.

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