A white muslin made at Masulipatnam and Golconda, especially lo the neighborhood of Warangal. The name is connected with Portuguese beatilha, ‘veil’. It is a Deccan name for muslin. Length varied from 15 to 25 yards; usually If yards broad. Dyed in red, and sometimes striped or flowered with embroidery, in great demand in Europe as shawls.