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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A thin, fine netting made from [ | + | A thin, fine netting made from [[silk|silk]], [[acetate%20fiber|acetate]], [[nylon%20fiber|nylon]], [[rayon%20fiber|rayon]], or [[cotton|cotton]]. Tulle was named for the city of Toul in France. The hexagonal-shaped mesh textile is popularly used for dresses, tutus, veils, and screens. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Description
A thin, fine netting made from Silk, acetate, nylon, rayon, or Cotton. Tulle was named for the city of Toul in France. The hexagonal-shaped mesh textile is popularly used for dresses, tutus, veils, and screens.
Synonyms and Related Terms
silk net; rayon net; nylon net; tul (Esp.)
Additional Images
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Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
- Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000