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1 Brilliantine
A dress cloth of cotton warp and lustre worsted weft; about 2/80's cotton, 24's worsted. Generally of a plain weave, but jacquard designs are sometimes used. A soft calender finish is put on the cloth. Another style is used for linings with a stiff finish in several qualities; plain weave, such as 72 X 72 per inch, 2/100's cotton warp and single 26's mohair weft, as shown in illustration. Glace Brilliantines have coloured cotton warps and undyed mohair weft. Pekin stripe Brilliantines are the Pekin stripe with mohair weft. The dress varieties are made 50-in. grey and give about 44/45-in. finished. The lining cloth is in several widths. -
2 Glace Brilliantine
Dictionary of the English textile terms > Glace Brilliantine
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3 Mohair Brilliantine
A lustre dress fabric made from two-fold cotton warp, yarn dyed, and mohair weft, cross-dyed after weaving, usually 30-in., 35/40 yards, 2/60's cotton warp and 16's mohair weft. The cloth is very similar to " Lustre Orleans," but of a closer texture.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Mohair Brilliantine
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4 Bradford Lustre Fabrics
Fabrics chiefly used for linings and dress purposes. The most commonly used are distinguished under the following terms: - Alpaca, Brilliantine, Florentine, Glace, Lorraine Lustre, Lustre Linings, Melange Lustre, Pekin Stripes, Sicilians and Grenada. Each fabric is described under its name.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Bradford Lustre Fabrics
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5 Gaze
The French term for gauze, and there are many fabrics made in France to which this name is given. The most common are as follows: - Gaze a Bluter - Made in cotton or silk and used for sifting purposes. It is a plain gauze. Gaze Brilliantine - A high-class dress leno cloth made from all silk yams. Gaze an Fuseau - See Grille. Gaze Barege - Very light dress goods, silk warp, wool weft, or of all wool, often printed. Gaze Ceres - A fabric for making women's hats, silk warp and split straw weft. Leno weave. Seldom used today. Gaze Cristal - Very light French dress goods, silk warp, having small bright and dull spots alternating on the face. Gaze Damassee - A gauze fabric of silk warp and weft in which the design is produced with two wefts, either different colours or different material. Gaze Faconnee - A French gauze with brocade design woven one ground thread and one figuring thread alternately. Gaze Paconnee Broche - French gauze fabric, plain gauze, on which is hand embroidered various designs. Gaze Faconnee Raye - French gauze with warp stripes. Gaze de Fil - A French-made gauze, flax yarns, with a light starch finish, usually striped. Gaze d'ltalie - A French gauze, made of silk yams. Gaze de Paris - A French light-weight, silk dress fabric, made of organzine warp and trame weft. Gaze de Voilette - A French production made from all-silk yams in fine reeds and closely picked. A pure, very fine and transparent gauze. Gaze Filoche - A French all-silk leno fabric. Gaze Fond Filoche - An all-silk French gauze, organzine warp, grege weft, with bars across the weft formed by groups of picks. Gaze Lisse - A leno cloth, very light weight, made in France from undyed silk yams. Gaze Marabout - A very light, silk French gauze. Also a pile fabric made with very short plush stripes, alternating in three colours, over a thin gauze ground. Gaze Milanaise - A French light-weight dress fabric with equal number of ends and picks per inch. Made of " Milanaise " yarn. Gaze Ondee - A French very light dress cloth or trimming fabric made of organzine warp and weft on " ondee " silk. Gaze Perron - A French leno fabric, all silk, used for bordering on dresses. Gaze Platree - A striped French gauze, made of yellow silk and given a light starch finish. Gaze Tour Anglais - The French term for leno. -
6 Mohair Lustres
A general term which includes black dyed dress or lining fabrics woven of cotton warp and mohair weft. They are graded in three types: - Lustres, the cheapest variety; Brilliantine, closely woven and has the most lustre; Sicilian, is heaviest and the most durable (see under each of above terms) -
7 Mohair Sicilian
Similar to Mohair Brilliantine, but much coarser in quality and heavier.
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Brilliantine — Bril lian*tine, n. [F. brillantine. See lst {Brilliant}.] 1. An oily composition used to make the hair manageable and glossy. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A dress fabric having a glossy finish on both sides, resembling alpaca but of superior quality … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brilliantine — is a hair grooming product and was created at the turn of the 20th century, when French perfumer Ed. Pinaud [ [http://www.museesdegrasse.com/mip/fla ang/histo gXIX.shtml Musees de Grasse] ] presented a product he called Brillantine (from the… … Wikipedia
brilliantine — ☆ brilliantine [bril′yən tēn΄ ] n. [< Fr brillantine: see BRILLIANT & INE3] 1. an oily dressing for grooming the hair 2. a glossy cloth made of mohair and cotton … English World dictionary
brilliantine — 1. noun a) A hair pomade, making the hair shine brilliantly. 1921 I wouldnt regret it, said Linda, if I took Eileen by the shoulders and shook her till I shook the rouge off her cheek, and the brilliantine off her hair, and a million mean little… … Wiktionary
brilliantine — noun Date: 1873 1. a light lustrous fabric that is similar to alpaca and is woven usually with a cotton warp and mohair or worsted filling 2. a preparation for making hair glossy … New Collegiate Dictionary
brilliantine — brilliantined, adj. /bril yeuhn teen /, n. 1. an oily preparation used to make the hair lustrous. 2. a dress fabric resembling alpaca. [1870 75, Amer.; < F brillantine. See BRILLIANT, INE2] * * * … Universalium
brilliantine — bril|lian|tine [ˈbrıljənti:n] n [U] an oily substance that was used in the past on men s hair … Dictionary of contemporary English
brilliantine — light lustrous cotton and worsted fabric Fabric and Cloth … Phrontistery dictionary
brilliantine — bril·lian·tine || ‚brɪljÉ™n tiËn n. hair slicking gel or cream … English contemporary dictionary
brilliantine — noun 1》 dated scented oil used on men s hair to make it look glossy. 2》 US shiny dress fabric made from cotton and mohair or cotton and worsted. Derivatives brilliantined adjective Origin C19: from Fr. brillantine, from brillant (see brilliant) … English new terms dictionary
brilliantine — noun (U) an oily substance used on men s hair … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
