Art silk
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Description
An unstandardized name used in the 1920s for cotton mercerized cotton, acetate cellulose acetate, and fiber rayon. This term has been disallowed by the Federal Trade Commission.
Synonyms and Related Terms
art silk; seda arficial (Esp.); soie artificielle (Fr.); kunstzijde (Ned);
Authority
- G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 654
- S.R.Trotman, E.R. Trotman, S.R.Trotman, E.R. Trotman, Textile Analysis, J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1932