Fustian
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A short encyclopedia entry defining fustian as a cotton corded pile fabric, shorter-piled than velvet, made by leaving and cutting weft loops and then shearing, singeing and brushing. It gives the word's origin from Fustat near Cairo and explains related cloths such as moleskin, beaverteen and corduroy. It refers readers to Posselt's Technology of Textile Design for technical detail.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1922
- Language
- English
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- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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