| NAMES &
DESCRIPTION OF FABRICS
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| aba
| garment of camel or goat hair; camel or
goat-hair fabric
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| alepine
| mixed wool and silk or mohair and cotton fabric
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| alpaca
| fine wool made from alpaca hair
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| ardass
| fine silk
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| arrasene
| embroidery fabric of wool and silk
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| atlas
| rich satin fabric
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| baize
| coarse napped cotton or wool fabric
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| balbriggan
| knitted cotton fabric
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| baldachin
| rich embroidered silk and gold fabric
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| balzarine
| light cotton dress material
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| barathea
| pebbly silk or worsted fabric with broken rib
weave
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| barege
| gauzy fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or worsted
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| Barras
| coarse linen
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| batiste
| fine soft sheer fabric of plain weave
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| Bavellina
| Medieval fabric made with waste silk
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| bayadere
| fabric with horizontal stripes in strongly
contrasting colours
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| bengaline
| crosswise ribbed fabric
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| Bigello
| Medieval fabric of thick, coarse woollen,
shaggy uncut nap
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| bombazine
| twilled silk and worsted fabric
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| Borato
| thin fabric
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| Boratti
| Medieval mixed cloth of silk warp and wool weft
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| boucle
| fabric of uneven looped yarn
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| brilliantine
| light lustrous cotton and worsted fabric
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| broadcloth
| dense twilled wool or worsted fabric
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| brocade
| rich silk fabric with raised patterns
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| buckram
| stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings
of garments
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| bunting
| light loosely woven fabric used for flags
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| Burdet
| cotton fabric
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| burlap
| coarse plain-woven jute or hemp fabric
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| burnet
| dark brown; dark woollen cloth
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| Burrell
| coarse russet cloth
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| calamanco
| satin twilled woollen fabric
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| calico
| plain white cotton
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| camaca
| fine silk fabric
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| cambric
| fine thin white cotton or linen fabric
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| Camelin
| Medieval cheap, "dry" worsted-type of
woollen cloth
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| camlet
| strong waterproof silk or wool fabric
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| cashmere
| soft twilled fabric made of fine goat's wool
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| cassimere
| closely woven twilled cloth of fine wool
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| cendal
| silk fabric resembling taffeta
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| challis
| soft lightweight silk, wool or cotton fabric
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| chambray
| lightweight fabric with coloured warp and white
filling
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| chamois
| cotton fabric made in imitation of chamois
leather
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| chenille
| velvety silk, wool or cotton fabric with
protruding pile
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| cheviot
| coarse heavy plain or twilled wool or worsted
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| chiffon
| sheer silk fabric
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| chino
| strong twilled cotton cloth
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| chintz
| glazed printed cotton fabric
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| cire
| fabric with a glazed finish
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| cloque
| fabric with an embossed design
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| Coburg
| thin single-twilled worsted fabric with cotton
or silk
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| cordovan
| soft goatskin leather
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| corduroy
| durable cotton piled fabric with vertical ribs
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| crash
| coarse drapery and towelling fabric
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| crepe
| light crinkled fabric
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| crepon
| heavy crepe fabric with lengthwise crinkles
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| cretonne
| heavy cotton or linen cloth
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| crinoline
| stiff flax or cotton fabric
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| cubica
| fine unglazed fabric resembling shalloon
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| cypress
| silk or cotton gauze fabric, usually black
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| damask
| fine lustrous fabric with flat patterns and a
satin weave
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| denim
| firm and durable twilled cotton
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| dimity
| sheer and stout white cotton
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| domett
| plain cotton-wool blend
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| dornick
| stout linen
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| dowlas
| coarse linen
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| drabbet
| coarse linen
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| drap-de-Berry
| old woollen cloth
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| dreadnought
| heavy woollen cloth
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| drill
| durable twilled cotton
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| droguet
| ribbed woollen dress
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| drugget
| coarse durable wool fabric
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| duck
| durable closely woven cotton fabric
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| duffel
| fabric of thick, low-quality woollen cloth
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| dungaree
| heavy coarse durable twilled cotton, usually
coloured
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| dupion
| coarse silk
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| duroy
| coarse woollen
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| duvetyn
| smooth lustrous velvety fabric
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| ecarlate
| fine woollen cloth, usually dyed scarlet
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| éolienne
| fine silk and wool
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| etamine
| light open-mesh cotton or worsted
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| faille
| shiny closely woven silk, cotton or rayon
fabric
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| farandine
| silk and wool cloth
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| filoselle
| coarse floss silk
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| flannel
| light woollen fabric
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| foulard
| soft lightweight plain-woven or twilled silk
fabric
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| foulé
| light woollen furled cloth
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| frieze
| rough heavy woollen cloth
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| fuji
| plain spun silk fabric
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| fustian
| coarse twilled cotton
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| gabardine
| closely woven cotton or wool twill
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| galatea
| striped cotton
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| gambroon
| twilled worsted and cloth
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| gazar
| silk organza fabric
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| genappe
| smooth worsted yarn
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| georgette
| thin silk
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| gingham
| striped cotton cloth
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| grenadine
| thin silk
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| grogram
| coarse loosely woven silk fabric
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| grosgrain
| heavy close-woven corded silk
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| gulix
| kind of fine linen
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| harn
| coarse linen
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| herringbone
| twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel
sloping lines
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| hodden
| coarse undyed woollen cloth
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| Holland
| coarse plain-woven cotton or linen
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| hopsack
| rough-surfaced loose fabric
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| huckaback
| absorbent cotton or linen used for towels
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| jaconet
| stout cotton cloth
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| jacquard
| intricately-woven variegated fabric; loom for
making jacquard
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| jaspe
| cotton or rayon cloth with shaded effect
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| jean
| durable twilled cotton material
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| jersey
| plain weft-knitted fabric of wool, cotton,
nylon or silk
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| kalamkari
| fabric coloured by repeated dyeing
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| Kanica
| Medieval silk or woollen fabric
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| Kasmir
| fine woollen fabric of Oriental origin
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| kelt
| coarse fabric made of black and white wool
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| kente
| hand-woven African silk fabric
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| kersey
| coarse woollen cloth
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| kerseymere
| twilled fine wool
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| khaddar
| homespun cotton cloth
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| kincob
| embroidered silk with gold and silver threads
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| Lacey
| delicate fabric made of netted thread
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| lamé
| fabric in which metallic threads are interwoven
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| lasting
| sturdy cotton or worsted cloth
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| lawn
| fine sheer plain-woven cotton or linen
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| leno
| open-woven fabric
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| Lindsey
| coarse linen and wool blend
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| linsey-woolsey
| thin coarse fabric of wool and linen
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| lockram
| coarse linen
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| lustring
| glossy silk
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| lutestring
| plain glossy silk
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| mackinaw
| heavy napped and felted wool cloth
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| mackintosh
| lightweight rubberised waterproof cotton
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| madapollam
| fine cotton cloth
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| madras
| fine plain-woven cotton or silk
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| marabout
| thin downy silk
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| Marcella
| cotton or linen in twill weave
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| marocain
| ribbed crepe fabric
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| marquisette
| sheer meshed cloth
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| Melton
| strong and smooth heavy woollen cloth
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| merino
| soft woollen or wool and cotton cloth
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| messaline
| soft lightweight silk with a satin weave
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| mockado
| inferior quality woollen fabric
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| mogadore
| ribbed silk used in making neckties
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| mohair
| fabric made from silky hair of angora goats
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| moire
| watered silk
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| moleskin
| heavy durable cotton
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| moreen
| stout corded wool or cotton
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| mousseline
| fine sheer fabric
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| mull
| soft fine sheer cotton or silk fabric
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| muslin
| plain-woven fine cotton
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| nainsook
| fine cotton fabric
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| nankeen
| buff-coloured; durable buff-coloured cotton
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| needlecord
| thinly ribbed cotton
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| ninon
| silk voile or other thin fabric
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| organdie
| fine translucent cotton
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| organza
| transparent thin silk or nylon
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| Orleans
| interwoven cotton and worsted
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| osnaburg
| coarse linen or cotton
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| ottoman
| heavy clothing fabric with crosswise ribs
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| oxford
| soft durable plain-woven cotton
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| paduasoy
| corded silk
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| paisley
| soft wool fabric with ornamental pattern
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| panne
| heavy lustrous silk or rayon with waxy feel
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| Parramatta
| worsted and cotton blend
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| pashmina
| fine goat's wool fabric used for making shawls
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| pekin
| fine soft silk
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| pellicule
| thin diaphanous fabric
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| percale
| closely woven lightweight cloth
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| percaline
| glossy lightweight cotton
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| perse
| dark blue or bluish-grey; cloth of such a
colour
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| piqué
| stiff durable corded fabric of cotton, rayon or
silk
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| platilla
| fine white linen
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| plissé
| fabric with puckered finish
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| pongee
| thin soft fabric woven from raw silk
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| poodle
| coarsely looped or nubby fabric
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| poplin
| corded woven silk and worsted
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| prunella
| strong and heavy silk or wool
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| Quiana
| silken
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| rabanna
| raffia fabric of Madagascar
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| ramie
| strong lustrous fabric resembling linen or silk
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| raploch
| coarse undyed woollen cloth
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| raschel
| light loosely kitted cloth
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| ratiné
| rough bulky plain-woven fabric
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| rep
| plain-woven fabric with crosswise ribs
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| romal
| handkerchief or head cloth; silk or cotton
fabric
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| rumchunder
| fine silk
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| Russel
| ribbed cotton and wool
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| russet
| coarse homespun cloth
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| sagathy
| light blend of silk and cotton or wool
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| samite
| rich and heavy silk, sometimes interwoven with
gold or silver
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| sarsenet
| fine and soft silk; soft or gentle
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| satara
| ribbed lustred wool
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| sateen
| glossy cotton or wool
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| satin
| closely woven silk with lustrous face
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| satinet
| thin silk satin or imitation thereof
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| Saxony
| fine soft woollen fabric
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| say
| delicate woollen fabric
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| scarlet
| fine cloth
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| scrim
| durable plain-woven cotton fabric
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| seersucker
| light puckered cotton or linen fabric
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| sempiternum
| durable wool
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| sendal
| thin silk or linen
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| serge
| strong twilled worsted
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| shalloon
| light twilled wool or worsted
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| shantung
| plain rough silk or cotton
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| sharkskin
| smooth durable wool or worsted fabric
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| Shetland
| lightweight loosely twisted wool fabric
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| shoddy
| woollen fabric made from rags
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| sicilienne
| ribbed silk
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| silesia
| thin twilled cotton or linen
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| silkaline
| soft light cotton fabric resembling silk
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| sindon
| fine linen
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| stammel
| coarse woollen fabric, usually dyed red; bright
red colour
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| stockinette
| soft elastic cotton fabric
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| surah
| soft twilled silk or rayon
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| swansdown
| heavy napped cotton flannel
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| swanskin
| soft napped fabric resembling flannel
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| tabaret
| striped watered silk and satin fabric
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| tabby
| plain-woven silk taffeta fabric
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| tabinet
| silk and wool watered fabric
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| taffeta
| thin glossy silk
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| tamin
| thin glazed worsted
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| tamis
| thin wool
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| tarlatan
| thin sheer stiff cotton
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| terry
| piled fabric consisting of uncut loops
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| ticking
| strong linen or cotton fabric used for mattress
and pillow cases
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| tiffany
| transparent silk-like gauzy fabric
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| tiretaine
| wool cloth mixed with cotton or linen
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| toile
| plain or simple twilled fabric
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| tricolette
| silk or rayon knitted fabric
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| tricot
| plain knitted silk or woollen fabric
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| tricotine
| double-twilled worsted fabric
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| tulle
| sheer and delicate thin silk
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| tussah
| brownish silk fabric
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| tweed
| rough twilled wool
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| twill
| any diagonally woven fabric
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| velour
| piled velvety cotton
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| veloutine
| velvety corded wool
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| velvet
| soft piled fabric of silk, cotton or synthetic
material
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| velvetine
| cotton with silk pile
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| vicuna
| fabric made from wool of the vicuna, a small
ruminant
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| voile
| soft fine sheer fabric
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| wadmal
| thick coarse wool
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| whipcord
| fabric with bold twill used for making dresses
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| wigan
| stiff plain-woven cotton
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| wincey
| plain or twilled cotton
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| woolsey
| cotton and wool blend
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| worcester
| fine wool
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| worsted
| fine closely-woven wool
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| zanella
| mixed twilled umbrella fabric
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| zephyr
| lightweight wool or worsted fabric
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| zibeline
| soft piled wool
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