n. A somewhat stout and thick fabric of cotton, generally inferior, coarser, and less durable.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A somewhat stout and thick fabric of cotton.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A name given to different varieties of cotton cloth, generally to inferior, coarser, and less durable kinds.
Word Usage
"I see the light-bodied Creole, in "cottonade" jacket and trousers of bright blue, mounted upon his small Spanish horse, and galloping along the Levee road."