Canton crape: alternatives and connections

A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called simply mode.

A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted.

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used as a robe; or any…

To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, etc.

A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere,…

A soft and delicate woolen, or woolen and silk, fabric, for ladies' dresses.

Tufted cord, of silk or worsted, for the trimming of ladies' dresses, for embroidery and fringes, and for the weft of Chenille rugs.

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "h…

To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; a…

A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "h…

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "h…

A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze.

The quality of being gauzy; flimsiness.

the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "bread…

A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc.

any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids

A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon.