Agra gauze

Agra gauze was a thin, translucent fabric with a loose open weave. The material was made of silk with a plain weave. Agra gauze was also known as Agre. The fabric is named after the Agra city. The cloth was used in trimmings.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Structure

The Agra gauze is a stiffened silk gauze. It is very fine and transparent but strong, the structure is similar to a gauze fabric that is loose and open in weave. It is finished with a stiffener to make it a stiffened material.^[2]^[5]

References

^ "Definition of AGRA GAUZE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^ ^a ^b MATHEWS, KOLANJIKOMBIL (2017). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Textile Terms: Four Volume Set. Woodhead Publishing India PVT. Limited. p. 31. ISBN 978-93-85059-66-7.
^ Poe, Edgar Allan (1986). The Annotated Tales of Edgar Allan Poe. Avenel. p. 374. ISBN 978-0-517-61531-7.
^ Denton, Michael James; Daniels, Paul N. (2002). Textile Terms and Definitions. Textile Institute. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-870372-44-2.
^ ^a ^b Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. A&C Black. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-60901-535-0.

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[1] "Definition of AGRA GAUZE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

[:0-2] MATHEWS, KOLANJIKOMBIL (2017). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Textile Terms: Four Volume Set. Woodhead Publishing India PVT. Limited. p. 31. ISBN 978-93-85059-66-7.

[3] Poe, Edgar Allan (1986). The Annotated Tales of Edgar Allan Poe. Avenel. p. 374. ISBN 978-0-517-61531-7.

[4] Denton, Michael James; Daniels, Paul N. (2002). Textile Terms and Definitions. Textile Institute. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-870372-44-2.

[:1-5] Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. A&C Black. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-60901-535-0.

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