Definition of percale
: a fine closely woven cotton cloth variously finished for clothing, sheeting, and industrial uses
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The first is deciding between sateen or percale, two types of fabrics with slightly different feels.
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The sheets, duvet covers, and duvet lining are made up of a lightweight percale weave that helps regulate temperatures to the point that reviewers called them magic, and all of the products have thoughtful features to increase usability.
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Attractive sheets available in percale and sateen made up of 100% long-staple Egyptian cotton and linen made from pure European flax without the use of chemicals or synthetics.
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Out of the percale sheets tested, Snowe's struck the best balance of lightness, sturdiness, and softness.
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For weave, there's percale, a plain-weave textile, or sateen, a satin-weave textile which has a shinier, more luxurious feel to it.
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On Wednesday, the home-essentials label Snowe will open a pop-up filled with silky sateen and crisp percale bed linens (starting at $58 for a pillowcase set).
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Martha Stewart Collection cotton percale sheet set, 360 thread count, from $135, macys.com.
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It's made of 100% Supima cotton in a percale weave, which was strong and pill-resistant in our tests.
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Origin and Etymology of percale
ultimately from Persian pargāla
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