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SYLLABICATION: du·ve·tyn PRONUNCIATION: dv-tn, dy-, dv-tn, dy- VARIANT FORMS: also du·ve·tyne NOUN: A soft, short-napped fabric with a twill weave, made of wool, cotton, rayon, or silk. ETYMOLOGY: French duvetine, from duvet, down. See duvet. It sucks up light (non-reflective) and holds a very deep black ciolor, so it's used as a drape in theatre for projection curtains, cycs, etc. It also makes up into a very serviceable working woman's doublet. :) MW11 puts the first use of the word at 1913. MaggiRos --- Dawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Zuzana Kraemerova wrote: > > > Does anyone know when duvetyn/duvetine came into > use? I've searched on the internet but couldn't find > any info about duvetyn and its use in the past. > > Thanks, > > > > Never heard the word. What do you use it for? > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
