A rich silk cloth, apparently similar to damask, much used in the 16th cent.

A rich figured silk worn as a turban or sash, or otherwise, on a festive occasion; hence, a figured Indian silk formerly imported into England. Obs…

a thin lightweight silk fabric with a very smooth surface, typically having a printed pattern; a scarf, tie, etc., made from this; cf. foulard, n.

‘A silken stuff figured with small crosses.’