> On 11 Jun 2016, at 15:12, Nathalie <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you for the interesting reaction on my question on Grenadine > d'Alais, the silk for Chantilly lace. > The meaning of Alais became clear but what is Grenadine? > > Does anyone know what Grenadine means? > Wikipedia says itâs from the french âgrenadeâ which means pomegranate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadine but a grenade weapon which is thrown has a textured surface not dissimilar to the texture of crepe fabric which is what you get when highly twisted grenadine thread is closely woven into fabric.
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