Nun's veiling was a lightweight cloth made of wool. It was a plain weave fabric used mainly for women veils and dresses. Nun's veiling got its name from the fact that it was used in Veils by several religious orders.[1][2]
Structure
editNun's veiling was a lightweight, soft, thin, sheer, wool cloth with open weave structure. The construction was more open than a woolen batiste cloth. There were also variants in silk, cotton and mixed materials.[1][3][2][4][5]
Use
editNun's veiling was used in ladies' toilettes, as a flounce fabric[6] and in a variety of outfits for English women in the 19th century.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b American Home Economics Association. Textiles and Clothing Section (1970). Textile handbook. Internet Archive. Washington, American Home Economics Association. p. 66.
- ^ a b Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. A&C Black. p. 420. ISBN 978-1-60901-535-0.
- ^ Dyer, Elizabeth (1927). Textile Fabrics. Houghton Mifflin. p. 313.
- ^ "Definition of NUN'S VEILING". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Peterson, Charles Jacobs (1884). Peterson Magazine. C. J. Peterson. p. 545.
- ^ the ladies treasury. p. 472.
- ^ Cunnington, C. Willett (2013-07-24). English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century: A Comprehensive Guide with 1,117 Illustrations. Courier Corporation. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-486-31963-6.
External links
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The dictionary definition of nun's veiling at Wiktionary
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