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PREFERRED TERM
Silk gaberdine  
DEFINITION
  • n. Term borrowed from the Middle French "gavardine". It consists of a tightly woven twill fabric, warp-faced. It is made with a 45 or 65 degree angle twill and given a clear finish. it main use is for men and women's wear.
BROADER CONCEPT
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
  • Segal, William. Encyclopedia of Textiles. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1972; Tortora, Phyllis, y Ingrid Johnson. The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles, 2015.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Gabardine de soie (tissu)

French

Gabardina di seta

Italian

Gabardina de seda

Spanish

URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/228
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