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LINEN LAWN [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Bast Fibres (Textiles)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

[Linen] lawn: A thin sheer linen fabric, plain or printed. Pre-shrunk, crisp and crease resistant.

CONT

Lawn ... Weave: Plain. Characteristics: Word derived from Laon, a city in France, where linen lawn was manufactured extensively.

CONT

A fine, plain weave linen fabric with an open texture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Fibres textiles libériennes
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

tissu en armure toile, fin et transparent. (Il se fabrique en lin pour la lingerie fine [...].

DEF

Tissu de lin de même type que la gaze, utilisé pour les articles d'habillement.

Spanish

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