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12:52 Apr 4, 2016 |
Polish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / old language | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Darius Saczuk United States Local time: 12:48 | ||||||
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3 +1 | gros de Tour |
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gros de Tour Explanation: One option -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2016-04-04 13:09:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The Art of Weaving: By Hand and by Power, with an ... https://books.google.com/books?id=Ze_gXtvEZToC Clinton G. Gilroy - 1844 - Engraving Three or four dents at the edges of the cloth are gros de Tour (same as selvages of gros de Naples.) Sometimes the selvages to satin fabrics are zig-zag in the ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2016-04-04 13:12:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- GROSSGRAIN as a generic term Grosgrain is commonly used to refer to a heavy, stiff ribbon of silk or nylon woven via taffeta weave using a heavy weft which results in distinct transverse ribs. Historically grosgrain was made from wool, silk, or a combination of fibers such as silk and wool or silk and mohair. When a combination of fibers was used, the end result was sometimes given the name grogram, silk mohair, gros de Tours or gros de Napels. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2016-04-04 13:12:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- GROSGRAIN |
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