Example Sentences

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The blended styles of a midcentury recliner, a traditional cotton matelassé coverlet and the tribal rugs also soften the room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2018

The designer continued to embrace his signature eccentricity, with vintage-looking jogging pants worn under ruffled shirts or a light burgundy matelassé coat with a green neckline and pocket details, for example.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2017

She prattled on to her husband and dug around in her black matelassé purse.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2017

Good Night White: The bright walls are tempered by creamy whites on the bed: a heady mix of ruffles and matelassé from Pine Cone Hill and an elegant but wallet-friendly headboard from www.target.com.

From Southern Living • Feb. 8, 2010