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PEARL SILK [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Silk (Textiles)
CONT

Ardass. ... ardasse ... ardan raw silk. A very fine sort of Persian silk. Hence ardassine, a fabric from this silk ... Ardas Silk ... Silk Raw: Ardass, Sherbassee, etc.

CONT

Product list yarn: Yarn is sold by the skein, by the cone and by the mini-cone. ... They offer rug wool, merino wool, wool-silk, cotton-linen, carpet warp, alpaca, pearl cotton, chenilles, pearl silk, mohair, wool & rayon.

CONT

... She wore a narrow gown of pearl silk ... .

OBS

Silk is radiant and lustrous. Like a fine pearl, silk is composed of layers of protein built up to give it a pearly sheen.

Key term(s)
  • ablack
  • adassine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Soieries
DEF

Ardassine. Soie Perse la plus estimée et la plus fine. (On la nomme aussi ablaque.)

Spanish

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