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Definition of Matelasse
1. Noun. A heavy fabric, composed of two layers of cloth, used to form a quilted surface ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Matelasse
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Matelasse
Literary usage of Matelasse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Analysis of Woven Fabrics by Aldred Farrer Barker, Eber Midgley (1914)
"matelasse.—A type of fabric usually produced from a cotton warp interwoven ...
The true matelasse should have wadding material introduced to give a more or ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"... I'lff. in Err., CHARLES H. MEYER ET AL. (See S. a Reporter's ed. 237-239.)
Duty on matelasse doth. ..."
3. Potter's American Monthly (1881)
"... and a very elegant one can be made from the following directions : First secure
a square pasteboard box and line it with white matelasse. ..."
4. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1905)
"... arc made of silk matelasse, in black grounds with small, neat figures in white,
blue, or cardinal. They are fashionably cut in ..."
5. Dictionary of Textiles by Louis Harmuth (1915)
"Quilting—«See matelasse. Quinette—Light weight French camlet, made of all wool,
or mixel with goats' hair; obsolete. It was used for skirts and lining. ..."
6. Textiles and Clothing by Kate Heintz Watson, American School of Home Economics (1911)
"Marseilles—A sort of figured pique, used for women's and children's clothes and
for men's coats. matelasse—A silk and wool or all wool brocade, ..."
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