Thibet cloth
Thibet cloth (Tibet cloth or Thibet) is a camlet made of goat's hair, originally from Tibet.[1]
Structure[edit]
Thibet cloth is a weave of goat's hair made by Tibetans in Asia. It is a heavy and coarse material. The cloth is normally used in local men's clothing.[2][3][4] Thibet can also be "a fine woolen fabric formerly used for dresses" or a fabric used for suits and coats and "finished with a soft smooth heavily-felted face".[4]
Use[edit]
The Thibet cloth was suitable for over-coats.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Smith, Henry Percy (1889). Glossary of Terms and Phrases. Kegan Paul, Trench. p. 481.
- ^ Colange, Leo de (1882). The American Encyclopaedia of Commerce, Manufactures, Commercial Law, and Finance. Estes & Lauriat. p. 1052.
- ^ Co, Frank P. Bennett & (1914). Woolen and Worsted Fabrics Glossary: Containing Instructions for the Manufacture of Every Known Grade and Variety of Woolen and Worsted Fabrics. Frank P. Bennett & Company, Incorporated. pp. 121, 136, 137.
- ^ a b "Definition of THIBET". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ America's Textile Reporter: For the Combined Textile Industries. 1921. p. 2905.
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