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2. Brocade - Wikipedia

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   Large Yunjin brocade loom, Nanjing, China, 2010. Brocade [brōˈkād] is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in coloured silks and sometimes with gold and silver threads. [1] The name, related to the same root as the word "broccoli", comes from Italian broccato meaning "embossed cloth", originally past participle of ...

3. Brocatelle - Wikipedia

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   Brocatelle is a silk-rich fabric with heavy brocade designs. The material is characterized by satin effects standing out in relief in the warp against a flat ground. It is produced with jacquard weave by using silk, rayon, cotton, or many synthetic yarns. [1] [2]

4. Byzantine silk - Wikipedia

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   Byzantine silk is silk woven in the Byzantine Empire (Byzantium) from about the fourth century until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. The Byzantine capital of Constantinople was the first significant silk-weaving center in Europe. Silk was one of the most important commodities in the Byzantine economy, used by the state both as a means of ...

5. Samite - Wikipedia

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   Samite was a luxurious and heavy silk fabric worn in the Middle Ages, of a twill -type weave, often including gold or silver thread. The word was derived from Old French samit, from medieval Latin samitum, examitum deriving from the Byzantine Greek ἑξάμιτον hexamiton "six threads", usually interpreted as indicating the use of six yarns ...

6. Maine Coon Kitten’s Annoyance Over 7-Week ‘Glow-Up ... - AOL

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   In the early days of the breed, before they reached official status, they were just called Maine cats. Around the mid-20th century their name was changed to the Maine Coon.

7. Greta Gerwig Is Red Hot in Fiery Gown at 2024 Cannes Film ...

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   Grace Riley. May 15, 2024 at 3:28 PM. Greta Gerwig. Daniele Venturelli/WireImage. Greta Gerwig sparkled at the Cannes Film Festival. Gerwig, 40, looked radiant in a custom Armani Privé gown at ...