Also 7 cottony. [Urdū and Pers. kattānī, f. Arab. kattān flax.] Fine linen from the East Indies.
1622. Cocks, Diary (1883), I. 179 (Stanf.). 2 handkerchefs Rumall cottony.
1696. Ovington, Voy. Suratt, 218 (Y.). Rich Silks, such as Atlasses, Cuttanees, Sooseys, [etc.].
1721. C. King, Brit. Merch., I. 298. Crevats with Gold and Silver Cuttanees with Gold Callicoes.
1813. Milburn, Orient. Comm. (Y.). (List of Calcutta piece-goods), Cuttannees.