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TOILE YPRES [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

... a linen fabric (or an inferior fabric of union or cotton) woven with a small and simple pattern, formed by the different directions of the thread, ... and consisting of lines crossing diamond-wise, with the spaces variously filled up by parallel lines, a central leaf or dot, etc.

OBS

In earlier times, ... the [term "diaper"] was applied to a richer and more costly fabric, apparently of silk, woven or flowered over the surface with gold thread.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Au Moyen Age, étoffe précieuse qui servait à la confection des ornements d'église et à celle des vêtements de cour. (Les diapres venaient d'Antioche. Il semble qu'ils aient été ornés de motifs (fleurs, oiseaux, soleils) en lame d'or.)

OBS

diaspre : Ancien français.

Spanish

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