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Definition of Tarlatan
1. n. A kind of thin, transparent muslin, used for dresses.
Definition of Tarlatan
1. Noun. A thin muslin with an open weave once used for ball-gowns etc ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tarlatan
1. a cotton fabric [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarlatan
Literary usage of Tarlatan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dinner Year-book by Marion Harland (1878)
"Take it off, add the wine, and strain through double tarlatan. lf you have ice,
or if the weather be cold, set the mould containing this in the refrigerator ..."
2. The History of Norfolk, Virginina: A Review of Important Events and by Harrison W. Burton (1877)
"Miss Jennie Parks, canary-colored tarlatan, handsomely ornamented with flowers.
... Miss Belle Tunstall, blue tarlatan, white lace overdress ; pearl ..."
3. Handicraft for Handy Girls: Practical Plans for Work and Play by Albert Neely Hall, Dorothy Perkins (1916)
"A tarlatan Stocking to Hold Fruits and Nuts Goblins like the little fellow in Fig.
484 are only one of the many funny little people that can be made with ..."
4. The History of Norfolk, Virginia: A Review of Important Events and Incidents by H W Burton (1877)
"Miss Jennie Parks, canary-colored tarlatan, handsomely ornamented with flowers.
... Mrs. WG Elliott, white tarlatan, with white satin bodice and overdress; ..."
5. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"tarlatan tarlatan is a fine, open, transparent muslin, somewhat similar to an
organdie in the ... The cheaper grade of tarlatan resembles mosquito netting. ..."
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