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NOVELTY FABRIC [5 records]

Record 1 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

A roughly woven clothing fabric made with a basket weave or another novelty weave with the same effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Tissu [...] dont l'armure est une variante de l'armure toile, présentant de petits damiers.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

A smooth sheer fabric made in a plain close weave and novelty open weaves usually of silk, rayon, or nylon and used especially for women's clothing and curtains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Tissu léger, lisse, brillant au toucher raide.

OBS

[À l'origine le ninon était] fabriqué en soie naturelle [mais] on utilise maintenant la viscose.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

A closely woven, twilled fabric made of hard-twisted worsted yarns in solid colours, stripes or novelty patterns

OBS

[A] fabric popular in the early 19th century ... used in churches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Drap croisé fin en peigné à filés surtordus teints avec des couleurs sombres.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Fabric Nomenclature

French

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

Tissu dont le volume et la couleur des filés présentent des irrégularités voulues.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curtains and Blinds
  • Fabric Nomenclature
CONT

These include sheers such as scrim, organdy, voile, net, marquisette, dimity. Also include heavier fabrics such as cretonne, chintz Stafford fabric, novelty curtain goods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rideaux et stores
  • Nomenclature des tissus

Spanish

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