Beaver cloth

Description

A heavy, napped, twill weave, double cloth made from Wool or, more recently, Cotton. Beaver cloth, originally made in England, is sheared on one side to produce a nap that resembles Beaver fur. It is used for outer garments, hats, and work clothes.

Synonyms and Related Terms

imitation beaver; bever(bont) (Ned); beverteen (namaak beverhuid) (Ned);

Resources and Citations

• Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985

• Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937

• Website: www.fabrics.net

• 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

• Meredith Montague, contributed information, 1998