noun
- a closely woven cotton fabric with a smooth, glossy finish, used especially for book binding and linings
Usage: technical
Examples
- The bookbinder chose percaline for the cover because of its durability.
- The antique book was bound in dark blue percaline.
- Percaline provides an attractive, cost-effective alternative to leather binding.
- The library’s collection includes many volumes bound in percaline from the early 1900s.
- Publishers often used percaline for textbook covers due to its resistance to wear.
- The percaline lining gave the jacket a professional finish.