galatea

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[edit] Noun

galatea (plural galateas)

1. a strong cotton fabric with diagonal twill weave
2. a white cotton fabric with blue stripes

[edit] Quotations

• He wore a blue galatea shirt, corduroy trouvers and riding boots. - "The Woman At The Store", from "Selected Short Stories" by Katherine Mansfield (first published in 1912)