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PREFERRED TERM
Cataluffa (object)  
DEFINITION
  • It refers to a silk velvet, with long cut hair and colored decoration obtained through the conjunction of as many warps of hair as colors desired. It refers also to a typically Mallorcan velvet, which was used to make curtains, rugs, hangings and even liturgical ornaments.
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
  • Roberts A., Edward. A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words Based on Indo-European Roots. Bloomington: Xlibris, 2014
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French

Cataluffa (oggetto)

Italian

Catalufa (objeto)

Spanish

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http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/883
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