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WOVEN LINEN FABRIC [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fabric Nomenclature
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diaper
1, record 1, English, diaper
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- toile d'Ypres 2, record 1, English, toile%20d%27Ypres
- diaper cloth 2, record 1, English, diaper%20cloth
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, English, - diaper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, English, - diaper
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Nomenclature des tissus
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diapre
1, record 1, French, diapre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- diaspre 1, record 1, French, diaspre
avoid, masculine noun, archaic
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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.) 1, record 1, French, - diapre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
diaspre : Ancien français. 1, record 1, French, - diapre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-04-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Needle Embroidery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- counted thread embroidery
1, record 2, English, counted%20thread%20embroidery
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- counted-thread embroidery 2, record 2, English, counted%2Dthread%20embroidery
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In counted-thread embroidery, patterns are created by making stitches over a pre-determined number of threads in the foundation fabric. Counted-thread embroidery is more easily worked on an even-weave foundation fabric such as embroidery canvas, aida cloth, or specially woven cotton and linen fabrics although non-evenweave linen is used as well. 2, record 2, English, - counted%20thread%20embroidery
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Broderie à l'aiguille
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- broderie à points comptés
1, record 2, French, broderie%20%C3%A0%20points%20compt%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- broderie à point compté 2, record 2, French, broderie%20%C3%A0%20point%20compt%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Broderie au point de croix sur une toile sans motif peint [ce qui implique que] pour reproduire un diagramme il faut [...] compter les points. 3, record 2, French, - broderie%20%C3%A0%20points%20compt%C3%A9s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-05-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Fabric Nomenclature
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- taffeta
1, record 3, English, taffeta
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- taffety 2, record 3, English, taffety
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crisp plain woven fabric with a fine cross rib and a smooth lustrous surface on both sides that is woven of various fibers(as silk, linen, rayon) and used especially for women's clothing. 2, record 3, English, - taffeta
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Nomenclature des tissus
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- taffetas
1, record 3, French, taffetas
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Tissu léger] de soie ou de fibres synthétiques [...] fin, lisse, craquant et généralement brillant. 2, record 3, French, - taffetas
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-05-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Fabric Nomenclature
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- damask
1, record 4, English, damask
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A firm lustrous fabric(as of linen, cotton, silk, or rayon) made with flat patterns in a satin weave on a plain-woven ground on jacquard looms. 2, record 4, English, - damask
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
True damasks are wholly of silk, but the term is now applied to any fabric of wool, linen, or cotton, woven in the manner of the first damasks. 3, record 4, English, - damask
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Nomenclature des tissus
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- damas
1, record 4, French, damas
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- damassé 2, record 4, French, damass%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étoffe monochrome, à double face, généralement en soie, ornée de dessins satinés, en relief sur fond mat, formés par le tissage. 3, record 4, French, - damas
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nomenclatura de los tejidos
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- damasco
1, record 4, Spanish, damasco
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- tejido adamascado 1, record 4, Spanish, tejido%20adamascado
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-12-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Fabric Nomenclature
- Silk (Textiles)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- all silk
1, record 5, English, all%20silk
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- pure silk 2, record 5, English, pure%20silk
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The silk [which] comes directly from spinning of cocoon silk fibers [and which] is the shiniest one 2, record 5, English, - all%20silk
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Silk linen is often woven by hand. It is an all silk fabric... 3, record 5, English, - all%20silk
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Nomenclature des tissus
- Soieries
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pure soie
1, record 5, French, pure%20soie
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Soie [qui] provient de la filature directe des fibres à partir du cocon [et qui] est la [...] la plus brillante. 2, record 5, French, - pure%20soie
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Appellation attestant que le produit proposé est composé en totalité de soie. 3, record 5, French, - pure%20soie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-07-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Fabric Nomenclature
- Wool Industry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- drugget
1, record 6, English, drugget
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coarse woven fabric, all of wool or half wool, half silk or linen, formerly used as dress material. 2, record 6, English, - drugget
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Nomenclature des tissus
- Industrie lainière
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- droguet
1, record 6, French, droguet
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Autrefois, étoffe à rayures en laine ou laine et soie avec des diagonales ou des nervures. 1, record 6, French, - droguet
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Cette étoffe] était utilisée dans la fabrication de robes de femme, châles. 1, record 6, French, - droguet
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-09-05
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Fabric Nomenclature
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- shirting
1, record 7, English, shirting
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Closely woven cotton, linen, silk, or fabric used for making shirts. 2, record 7, English, - shirting
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cool tones, inspired by filtered light, are directional for shirtings and mix with warmer darks for bottomwear. 3, record 7, English, - shirting
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shirting: term generally used in plural. 4, record 7, English, - shirting
Record 7, Key term(s)
- shirtings
- shirting fabrics
- shirting fabric
- shirt cloth
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Nomenclature des tissus
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- tissu pour chemiserie
1, record 7, French, tissu%20pour%20chemiserie
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- tissu pour chemise 2, record 7, French, tissu%20pour%20chemise
correct, masculine noun
- tissu pour chemises 3, record 7, French, tissu%20pour%20chemises
correct, masculine noun
- tissu pour chemisier 2, record 7, French, tissu%20pour%20chemisier
correct, masculine noun
- tissu pour corsage 2, record 7, French, tissu%20pour%20corsage
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Key term(s)
- tissus pour chemiserie
- tissus pour chemises
- tissus pour chemisier
- tissus pour corsage
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industrias textiles
- Nomenclatura de los tejidos
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- tela para camisas
1, record 7, Spanish, tela%20para%20camisas
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7, Key term(s)
- tela para camisa
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-05-16
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Fabric Nomenclature
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- crash
1, record 8, English, crash
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- crash toweling 2, record 8, English, crash%20toweling
correct
- crash towelling 3, record 8, English, crash%20towelling
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
crash : A fabric, originally made of linen, which has an irregular appearance arising from the use of thick, uneven yarns, particularly in the weft. Cloths woven in plain or fancy crepe weaves are now made of linen, cotton, spun rayon or other suitable man-made fibre, and unions of these. 1, record 8, English, - crash
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Typical linen crash fabrics for towels are plain-women traditionally from 16-25 lea flax-tow yarns. 1, record 8, English, - crash
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Nomenclature des tissus
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- tissu pour serviettes de toilette
1, record 8, French, tissu%20pour%20serviettes%20de%20toilette
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Key term(s)
- tissu pour serviettes
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2000-03-14
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Bast Fibres (Textiles)
- Fabric Nomenclature
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- linen
1, record 9, English, linen
correct, noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- linen fabric 2, record 9, English, linen%20fabric
correct
- linen cloth 3, record 9, English, linen%20cloth
correct
- woven fabric of flax 4, record 9, English, woven%20fabric%20of%20flax
correct
- woven linen fabric 4, record 9, English, woven%20linen%20fabric
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Linen: A cloth made of flax and noted for its strength, coolness and luster though somewhat subject to creasing. 3, record 9, English, - linen
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Woven fabrics of flax... Linen fabrics are as distinct from other fabrics... A woven linen fabric wrinkles, takes colour well and breathes. 5, record 9, English, - linen
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the fiber and the fabric are both commonly known as linen, it is flax, the bast fiber ... 5, record 9, English, - linen
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Fibres textiles libériennes
- Nomenclature des tissus
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- lin
1, record 9, French, lin
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- tissu de lin pur 2, record 9, French, tissu%20de%20lin%20pur
correct, masculine noun
- tissu de lin 3, record 9, French, tissu%20de%20lin
correct, masculine noun
- toile de lin 4, record 9, French, toile%20de%20lin
correct, feminine noun
- toile de fil 5, record 9, French, toile%20de%20fil
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lin : Tissu fait à partir de la fibre de lin. 6, record 9, French, - lin
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les tissus de lin sont frais et donc utilisés pour la confection de vêtements d'été, mais ils se froissent assez facilement; c'est pourquoi on mélange parfois le lin à d'autres matières, notamment synthétiques, pour lui conférer une meilleure résistance au froissement. 7, record 9, French, - lin
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1990-01-01
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Various Decorative Arts
- Fabric Nomenclature
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- diapered
1, record 10, English, diapered
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Having the surface or ground diversified and adorned with a diaper of fret-work pattern. 1, record 10, English, - diapered
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"diaper"(noun) : The name of a textile fabric; now, and since the 15th century, applied to a linen fabric(or an inferior fabric of union or cotton) woven with a small and simple pattern,... consisting of lines crossing diamond-wise, with the spaces variously filled up by parallel lines, a central leaf or dot, etc. [NB :] In earlier times,... the name was applied to a richer and more costly fabric, apparently of silk, woven or flowered over the surface with gold thread. ["Diaper" also applies to] A pattern or design of the same kind, or more florid, in colour, gilding, or low relief, used to decorate a flat surface, as a panel, wall, etc. 1, record 10, English, - diapered
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Arts décoratifs divers
- Nomenclature des tissus
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- diapré
1, record 10, French, diapr%C3%A9
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"être diapré" : en parlant de toute surface, d'un tissu comme d'un métal ou d'une céramique, être ornée de figures, de rinceaux, d'ornements de diverses couleurs. 1, record 10, French, - diapr%C3%A9
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"diapre" (nom masc.) : 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.) 1, record 10, French, - diapr%C3%A9
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1986-01-20
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- tapestry fabric
1, record 11, English, tapestry%20fabric
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- tapestry cloth 2, record 11, English, tapestry%20cloth
correct
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Many types of fabrics are made with woven or printed designs to simulate genuine tapestry, hence the name. Much of the material is of cotton content, but linen, spun acetate, spun rayon, etc., are also used. Some cloth under this name is very popular as a staple item in apparel, such as cotton fabrics printed with tapestry motifs that are interesting and intriguing. Other uses for the fabric include curtains, drapes, and some upholstery goods. 1, record 11, English, - tapestry%20fabric
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Tissage (Industries du textile)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- tissu tapisserie
1, record 11, French, tissu%20tapisserie
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tissu dans lequel on ne voit que la trame. Equivalent et renseignement donnés par Prostextile; Le Centre Québécois de productivité du textile - St-Hyacinthe (Québec). 1, record 11, French, - tissu%20tapisserie
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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