Persienne

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Persienne \Per`si*enne"\ (p[~e]r`s[i^]*[e^]n";
     p[~e]r`sh[i^]*[e^]n"; F. p[~e]r`sy[e^]n"), n. [F., fem. of
     presien Persian.]
     Properly, printed calico, whether Oriental or of fanciful
     design with flowers, etc., in Western work. Hence, as
     extended in English, material of a similar character.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]