- ALLIBALLI: Indian muslin.
- ANDALUSIAN: washing silk with broche pattern.
- ANGLO-MERINO: near fine muslin, made from merino flock and manufactured in Norwich.
- ANGOLA: aka new lama cloth; manufactured from llama hair.
- ARMOZEAU: silk, much like lutestring but thinner.
- ARMOZEEN: stout black silk.
- BAREGE: semi-transparent working of silk and wool; open meshed.
- BATISTE: dressed cotton muslin with wiry finish.
- BOMBAZET: plain twilled worsted, most used for mourning dress.
- BOMBAZINE: warp of silk, weft of worsted, with twilled appearance
- BRAZILIAN CORDED SARCENET: colored sarcenet with thick white satin cord interwoven.
- BROCADE: silk or other fabric with pattern formed by extra weft.
- BROCHE: velvet or satin fabric with satin figure on face.
- CALAMANCO: cotton or worsted textile with glazed, twilled or plain appearance.
- CALEDONIAN SILK: poplin-like fabric with silkier surface, having checked pattern on white background.
- CAMLET: fabric from wool and hair, silk and hair, in both plain or twilled fashion.
- CASHMERE: twilled worsted from Tibetan goat hair.
- CHINA CREPE: raw silk which is gummed and twisted, thicker than ordinary crepe.
- CHINE SILK: silk with a "run" pattern.
- CRAPE/CREPE: transparent crimped silk gauze.
- CREPE DE CHINE: very soft China crepe.
- DAMASK: fabric of silk or linen, with pattern in reverse on back.
- DIMITY: stout cotton with raised pattern on one side, sometimes printed, and in plain or twilled fashion.
- FOULARD: soft, light, twilled washing silk.
- GALATEA: strong, firm striped cotton woven to look like linen.
- GAUZE: fabric woven from silk, silk and flax, or cotton; delicate and transparent. Variations were made in Indian, Chinese, French, English and Scotch.
- GINGHAM: checkered cloth made originally in linen, then later in cotton.
- GLACE SILK: plain silk with lustrous quality.
- GRANITE: type of chenille fabric used for headdress.
- GRENADINE: open silk or silk and wool gauze much like barege but with more mesh. Produced in many varied varieties.
- GROGRAM: aka gros grain.
- GROS OR GROS GRAIN: rich silk with cord showing from selvedge to selvedge.
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- GROS DE NAPLES: corded Italian silk looking much like Irish poplin. Later used synon with lutestring
- GROD D'HIVER: silk between tabby and paduasoy.
- IMPERIAL GAUZE: open guaze with white warp and colored waft.
- IPSIBOE: yellow crepe.
- JACCONET: thin cotton; mix between muslin and cambric. Called nainsook today.
- KERSEYMERE: twilled fine wool with 1/3 warp above, 2/3 warp below weft.
- KINGKOB: Indian muslin, gauze or silk, embroidered in silver or gold.
- KLUTEEN: striped French silk used for spencers and pelisses.
- LENO: transparent fabric made from linen thread.
- LEVANTINE: twilled sarcenet.
- LINSEY: coarse mix of wool and flax.
- LISSE: silk, uncrimped gauze.
- LOVE: thin silk used for ribbons, with narrow satin stripes.
- LUSTRE: thin poplin of silk and worsted.
- LUTESTRING: fine corded glossy silk fabric.
- MARCELLA: cotton quilting or coarse pique with diaper patter in relief.
- MERINO: thin wool twill, from Spanish merino ship. Sometimes blend of wool and silk.
- MERINO CREPE: mix of silk and worsted to produce shot effect.
- MISTAKE: shaded silk used for ribbons.
- MOHAIR: fabric constructed of Angora coat hair and woven with silk, wool, or cotten.
- MOIRE ANTIQUE: heavy watered gros grain, waterred in irregular waves.
- MORAVIAN WORK: cut work with buttonholed edges; forerunner of broderie anglaise.
- MOUSSELAINE DE SOIE: fine soft silk fabric with muslin-like mesh.
- MUSLIN: fine, thin semi-transparent cotton. Main types are: 1) Book, which is like swiss but coarser; 2) Indian, which is soft, thin, silky and opaque; 3) Leno, which is open and stiff; 4) Madras, which has a transparent ground with a darned pattern in thick soft thread; 5) Mull, much like Indian but not as silky; 6) Organdy, a soft opaque muslin with raised spots worked in, and 7) Swiss, a nearly transparent muslin with a hard finish.
- NAINSOOK: delicate muslin.
- NANKEEN: yellow tinted cloth.
- NET: open fabric with holes made from knotting.
- NORWICH CREPE: fabric with silk warp and worsted weft in two shades of the same color; much like bombazine but not twilled.
- PADUASOY: strong, rich silk.
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- PARAMATTA: type of bombazine with weft of worsted and cotton warp, used for mourning.
- PERKALE: cambric muslin.
- PERSIAN: very thin silk, almost transparent.
- PLUSH: shaggy hair type of silk with a long soft nap which resembles fur.
- POPLIN: rep made of silk warp and wool or worsted weft, with fine surface cord; either borcaded, watered, or plain. Three classes: single, double or terry.
- POULT DE SOIE: pure rich corded silk.
- PULLCAT: printed muslin or cotton manufactured in Pulicat.
- REP.: made of silk or silk and wool, or wool only, with thick cord, horizontal ribbing, and resembling poplin.
- REP-BLUET: dark blue silk with cornflowers in black satin.
- REP-SARCENET: between gros de Naples and fine cut French velvet.
- ROSADIMOI: dead silk with pattern of monochrome flowers.
- SARCENET: thin silk-like fabric in plain or twill.
- SATIN: silk twill with glossy face and dull back. Brilliancy augmented by dressing.
- SATINET: of silk and wool with satin stripe.
- SERGE: loose weave of twill with warp of worsted.
- SHAGREEN: silk with grained grove.
- SHALLOON: loosely woven worsted, twilled on both sides.
- SICILIENNE: fine quality poplin of silk and cashmere wool.
- SILESIA: fine brown glazed linen, used for linings.
- TABBINET: watered poplin.
- TABBY: coarse silk taffeta, thick, watered and glossy.
- TAFFETA: thin glossy silk with wavy texture.
- TERRENDAM: Indian muslin.
- TERRY VELVET: silk with fine corded surface on face. There is NO resemblance to velvet.
- THE UNION: mix of silk and cotton.
- TIFFANY: thin transparent silk resembling gauze.
- TOILONETTE: fine wool somewhat like merino.
- TULLE: fine silk net.
- TURIN GAUZE: gauze woven of raw silk.
- TUSSORE SILK: soft raw Indian silk fabric.
- UNION: material made from mix of linen and cotton, dressed and stiffened.
- VELETINE: small figured silk fabric.
- VELOURS BROCHE: satin pattern on velvet back.
- VELOURS EPINGLE: Terry velvet.
- VICTORIA CREPE: crepe made of cotton.
- VIGOGNE: all wool cloth, twilled and in neutral colors.
- WINSEY: cotton and wool mix, resembling linsey.
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