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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A high quality fabric made from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wild | + | A high quality fabric made from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wild%20silk wild silk] produced in the former Honan province of China. Honan dyes evenly and is sometimes woven with blue edges. Some non-silk imitation fabrics are also called honan. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Hoechst Celanese Corporation, ''Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology'' (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles'', Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996 | * ''Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles'', Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996 | ||
Revision as of 06:36, 24 July 2013
Description
A high quality fabric made from wild silk produced in the former Honan province of China. Honan dyes evenly and is sometimes woven with blue edges. Some non-silk imitation fabrics are also called honan.
Synonyms and Related Terms
honan pongee; honan (Ned);
Authority
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998