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PONGEE [2 records]

Record 1 2006-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

[A] medium-weight, balanced, plain weave fabric with a fine regular warp and an irregular filling [which] was originally a tussah or wild-silk fabric, but now [is] a fabric that has the general appearance of fine warp yarns and irregular filling yarns.

CONT

True pongee is woven from wild silk in a plain weave. It is rather lighter in weight and somewhat less irregular in appearance than shantung. It is now also made from some manufactured fibres and cotton. Cotton pongees are mercerised and Schreinered to develop the lustre ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Taffetas de soie présentant parfois, suivant sa provenance un léger grain irrégulier.

OBS

Ce tissu très léger et très souple, exécuté en différentes largeurs, est employé pour la mode, la lingerie et l'ameublement.

OBS

Aujourd'hui le pongée est aussi fabriqué en coton ou avec des fibres synthétiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

A thin soft clothing and curtain fabric of Chinese origin woven from uneven threads of raw silk and possessing a characteristic ecru and tan color.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Étoffe de soie tissée en armure toile

OBS

Ce tissu très léger et très souple, exécuté en différentes largeurs, est employé pour la mode, la lingerie et l'ameublement.

Spanish

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