delaine

delaine
/deuh layn"/, n.
1. (cap.) See Delaine Merino.
2. a high-quality wool of combing length often used in worsteds.
3. a high-grade worsted dress goods formerly in use.
[1830-40; < F (mousseline) de laine (muslin) of wool]

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▪ fabric
French“of wool”

      any high-grade woolen or worsted fabric made of fine combing wool. Delaine was originally a high-quality women's wear dress material.

 The word delaine is still applied to a staple all-wool fabric made in plain weave and of compact structure. Delaine sheep, a Merino type, are raised in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Poland, and to a lesser extent in France.
 

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