petersham

[ pee-ter-shuh m, -sham ]

/ ˈpi tər ʃəm, -ˌʃæm /

a heavy woolen cloth for men's overcoats and other bulky outerwear.

a coat or jacket made of this cloth.

a corded material for hatbands, the insides of belts, etc.

a narrow belting for the tops of skirts.

Origin of petersham

1805–15; named after Viscount Petersham (1780–1851)

Away across the road the woods beyond Ham and Petersham were still afire.

The War of the Worlds |H. G. Wells
In 1818 he was presented by his college to the vicarage of Kew with Petersham, in Surrey.

The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims |Andrew Steinmetz
When sixteen years of age he began business as a clerk in a country store at Petersham, and there remained five years.

The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886 |Various
This led to the very interesting letter I shall now quote, written also in the same month from Petersham.

The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete |John Forster

Of Petersham, which adjoins Ham Common, little or nothing can be seen from the river.

Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea. |Anonymous

petersham

/ (ˈpiːtəʃəm) /

a thick corded ribbon used to stiffen belts, button bands, etc

a heavy woollen fabric used esp for coats

a kind of overcoat made of such fabric

C19: named after Viscount Petersham (died 1851), English army officer