Alcantara

The valley of the Alcantara is an area famous for its fruitfulness.

Excerpt: La Cucina by Lily Prior 2000

The steering wheel is trimmed in Alcantara, which is wonderful when you really need to hold on to it, and the grippy fabric has also been applied to the shift and parking brake boots, along with the seats.

Autoblog 2009

The torpedo took effect and in-the first few moments the gun fire was very effective until the "Alcantara" replied and with great effect.

The British Navy 1919

The torpedo itself finished the "Alcantara" which sank, but not before she had finished off the "Grieffe."

The British Navy 1919

It was necessary of course to board her to ascertain her true character and the "Alcantara" closed near to board.

The British Navy 1919

"Alcantara" is a name all over Spain, and it is in the heart of the capital of Portugal, and it is fixed in the wilds of Estremadura.

On Something Hilaire Belloc 1911

The ring was then lost through inadvertence and ignorance of its value, Dona Maria, the sister of the marques, being absent in Madrid -- "Alcantara," 1. 4, c. 18.

Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Washington Irving 1821

And everything is swathed in glove leather and Alcantara, trimmed in a choice of three varieties of wood, bezeled in well-crafted aluminum brightwork and bathed in a kind of narcosis of ambient light.

Hyundai's Ur-Luxury Horse of a Different Dolor Dan Neil 2011

This is just too cool not to share – got it from a tweet from Budjette Tan, writer/co-creator of Trese (how appropriate) – a stylized map of the Philippines by Christian Oliver Cruz (recently given an Honorable Mention Award by the PBBY-Alcantara body) composed of the names and representations of some of our most well-known mythical creatures.

Map of the Paranormal Philippines « BAHAY TALINHAGA 2009

An EPA spokeswoman, Betsaida Alcantara, said in a statement Thursday that the agency is in the process of making a final decision on whether to set a drinking water standard for perchlorate.

EPA Seeks To Regulate Toxic Chemical, Perchlorate, Under Safe Drinking Water Act, Reversing Bush Administration Decision AP 2010