PREFERRED TERM
Florentine
DEFINITION
- n. From the Latin "Flōrentīnus" of or pertaining to "Flōrentia" Florence. It is a textile fabric, mainly of silk, used for wearing apparel. Originally produced in Florence (Italy), from the 18th century also produced in Lyon, France. It is a lightweight taffeta, usually white, with a single warp and single filling or weft.
BROADER CONCEPT
RELATED CONCEPTS
ENTRY TERMS
- taffeta de Florence
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989; [www.oed.com]; Tortora, Phyllis, y Ingrid Johnson. The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles, 2015
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Florence (tissu)
French
Fiorentina
Italian
fiorenza
Florentina
Spanish
marcelina
URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/220
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