and silk with new names, closely resembling the old materials,
having greater or less merit.

The following lists of fabrics and terms may be helpful for reference:

Art linen--With round, hard twisted threads.

"Albert cloth"--Named for England's prince, is a reversible
all-wool material each side of different colors and so finished
that no lining is required. It is used chiefly for overcoats and
better known as "golf cloth," "plaid back," etc.

Armure--A cloth woven in miniature imitation of feudal metal armor
plates, heraldic devices, diamonds, birdseye, and seeded effects.

Astrakhan--A woolen or silk material with a long and closely curled
pile in imitation of the fur from which it is named.

Backed-cloth worsteds or other fabrics which are woven with an
extra layer of warp or other filling underneath the face, usually
for increased weight and bulk.

Batiste--The French word for lawn, fine white cotton or linen
fabric. Sometimes printed.

Batting or padding, cotton or wool prepared in sheets for quilting
or interlining.

Beaver--Similar to Kersey, but with a longer nap, soft, thick nap
inside.

Bedford cord--A closely woven woolen or cotton cloth having a
raised corded surface similar to pique, used for women's suits.

Bonde--A loosely woven fabric with a curly, hairy surface, usually
made with a jersey or stockinet body.

Bourette--An effect of weaving produced by fancy yarns showing in
lumps at intervals over the face of the cloth; used for women's and
children's suits.

Beverteen--A heavy cotton cloth used for men's hunting garments.

Broadcloth--A fine woolen cloth with a glossy finished surface, the
better grades being woven with a twilled back. It takes its name
from its width. It is used for men's and women's wear.

Buckram--A coarse, heavy, plain-woven linen or cotton material used
for stiffening.

Buckskin--A stout doe skin with a more defined twill.

Butternut--The coarse brown twilled homespun cloth woven of wool
prior to the Civil War--colored brown with dye from the butternut
or walnut tree; used for men's wear and for decorative purposes.

Cambric--Fine white linen, also made in cotton in imitation.

Camel's hair--A beautiful, soft, silky fabric, usually woven like
cheviot of hair of camel and