transparent muslin

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• 1795-1820 in fashion — Fashion in the period 1795 1820 in European and European influenced countries saw the final triumph of undress or informal styles over the brocades, lace, periwigs, and powder of the earlier eighteenth century. In the aftermath of the French… …   Wikipedia

• Tarlatan — Tar la*tan, n. A kind of thin, transparent muslin, used for dresses. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• organdy — also organdie noun (plural dies) Etymology: French organdi Date: 1835 a very fine transparent muslin with a stiff finish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• organdy — (n.) fine transparent muslin, 1829, from Fr. organdi sorte de Mousseline ou toile de coton (1725), of unknown origin …   Etymology dictionary

• or|gan|die — or|gan|dy or or|gan|die «AWR guhn dee», noun, plural dies. a fine, thin, stiff, transparent muslin, used especially for dresses, curtains, and trimmi. ╂[< French organdi; origin uncertain] …   Useful english dictionary

• or|gan|dy — or or|gan|die «AWR guhn dee», noun, plural dies. a fine, thin, stiff, transparent muslin, used especially for dresses, curtains, and trimmi. ╂[< French organdi; origin uncertain] …   Useful english dictionary

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• Textile manufacturing terminology — The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fibre from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. (Both fibre and fiber are used in this article.)… …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of textile manufacturing — For terms specifically related to sewing, see Glossary of sewing terms. For terms specifically related to dyeing, see Glossary of dyeing terms. The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. To make textiles, the first… …   Wikipedia

• Bands (neckwear) — Bands [According to the Oxford English Dictionary, since the 18th century these have been called bands rather than by the singular band .] are a form of formal neckwear, worn by some clergy and lawyers, and with some forms of academic dress. They …   Wikipedia

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