galatea

Etymology
After Galatea, a British man-of-war, since the material was used for children's sailor suits.

Noun

 * 1)  A strong cotton fabric with diagonal twill weave.

Quotations

 * He wore a blue galatea shirt, corduroy trousers and riding boots. - "The Woman At The Store", from "Selected Short Stories" by Katherine Mansfield (first published in 1912).

Translations

 * Russian: галате́я