1) Indian invention 2) Painted fabric 
A palampore is a type of hand-painted and mordant-dyed bed cover that was made in India for the export market during the eighteenth century and very early nineteenth century. Only the wealthiest classes could afford to buy palampore; therefore, the few examples that have survived are often quite valuable today. Palampore were primarily exported to...
• (n.) See Palempore.
Pal`am·pore' noun See Palempore .