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LAWN CLOTH [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

Popular staple cotton cloth ... light in weight, sheer, soft, washable, and is made with plain weave. ... Fine, high counts of yarns, usually 60s or better, are used to make the cloth.

OBS

Made of carded or combed cotton yarn this light, thin cloth was first made in Laon, France.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Tissu en armure toile, fin et transparent. (Il se fabrique en lin pour la lingerie fine, ou en coton pour la lingerie ordinaire et la layette.)

Spanish

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