Obs. [Cf. F. bordat, ‘petite étoffe d’Egypte’; also burat in Godef.] Some kind of cotton fabric.
1710. Lond. Gaz., No. 4787/4. A blue Burdit Mantua and Petticoat.
1720. Proclam., ibid., No. 5880/1. Camblets, Burdets, or other Manufactures of Silk and Cotton.
1783. W. F. Martyn, Geog. Mag., I. 42. Carpets, dimities, burdets.
