A dictionarie of the French and English tongues Randle Cotgrave London, 1611
Coutil: m. A Ticke, or Quilt stuffed with flecks, wooll, or feathers; a Mattresse, wooll-bed, Flock-bed, Feather-bed. I know there are early French dictionaries, but I don't have those references to hand. It might help to know what sources you've already checked. --Charlene On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 3:34 PM, cahuff <[email protected]> wrote: > HI > I can trace coutil as a French word for fabric back to 16mumble, but I can't > trace what it was made of (hemp, linen, cotton?) then nor if it was a plain > 4 harness twill or a three harness twill or a herringbone. The herringbone I > can trace back to 18mumble. > Help! > And suggestions or info would be a great help. > THANKS! > Ta > Carol > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- The human mind is at its inventive best when misinterpreting data to support a specific hope. -- Randy Wayne White, "Deep Shadow" _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
