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TAFFETA CHAMELEON [1 record]

Record 1 2006-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Industry
  • Silk (Textiles)
DEF

[A] silk [fabric] of changeable aspect containing three colours: a colour of warp, and a weft formed by two threads of different colours.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du cuir
  • Soieries
DEF

[Tissu] de soie dont la chaîne est en organsin de couleur neutre, noire la plupart du temps, et dont la trame est composée de deux soies de couleurs vives mais différentes.

CONT

Robe à corsage cintré et baleiné [...] mises en valeur par une boucle de ruban à double épaisseur, fabriqué du même taffetas caméléon à reflets roses que la ceinture [...].

Spanish

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