cottonade

noun

cot·​ton·​ade

ˌkätᵊnˈād

plural -s

: a heavy coarse twilled cotton fabric made to resemble woolen fabric and used for work clothes

Word History

Etymology

French cotonnade, from coton cotton (from Middle French) + -ade

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