gros de Naplesn.
/ɡrəʊ də ˈnap(ə)l/ A heavy silk fabric, made originally at Naples. Also attributive.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [noun] > types of > strong, thick, or heavy
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gros de Tours1799
gros de Naples1828
peau-de-soie1866
1828 Lights & Shades Eng. Life I. 239 Mrs. Gubbins had a new Gros-de-Naples silk bonnet and feathers.
1848 A. H. Clough Bothie of Toper-na-Fuosich ii. 105 We should soon see them abandon..gros-de-naples for lindsey-woolsey.
Derivatives
gros de Tours n. a similar fabric originally made at Tours.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [noun] > types of > strong, thick, or heavy
ducape1678
renforcee1688
gros de Tours1799
gros de Naples1828
peau-de-soie1866
1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire III. 510 These manufactories..make taffety..gros-de-tour, velvet,..and various kinds of half-silks.
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