cottonade

[ kot-n-eyd ]

/ ˌkɒt nˈeɪd /

a heavy, coarse fabric made of cotton or mixed fibers and often resembling wool, used in the manufacture of work clothes.

Origin of cottonade

From the French word cotonnade, dating back to 1795–1805. See cotton, -ade¹

At home there was always a clean shirt and a pair of cottonade pantaloons waiting for him, and nothing but a "Well, Jim!"

The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys |Gulielma Zollinger
It will be a sorrowful time to me when all the tribes of the earth shall have cottonade trousers and derby hats.

The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop |Hamlin Garland
Here you've got to have a three-ply, doubled and twisted introduction before you can smile even at cottonade.

The Jucklins |Opie Read
Cottonade—Stout cotton cloth in imitation of woolen or worsted; used for men's trousers.

Textiles and Clothing |Kate Heintz Watson

He, too, was clad in cottonade and linen—though that was not the reason for my declining his offer.

The Quadroon |Mayne Reid

cottonade

/ (ˌkɒtəˈneɪd) /

a coarse fabric of cotton or mixed fibres, used for work clothes, etc

C19: from French cotonnade, from coton cotton + -ade