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a dense kind of silk fabric

a kind of embroidery in which a thread, often thick, is laid on the surface of a material and fastened at intervals by stitches worked with another thread running through the material

a term now used for a type of European silk fabric popular between the 1690s and 1720s characterized by fanciful, large-scale, asymmetrical woven patterns; also a woven pattern of that type in silk or brocade

knee-breeches commonly worn by men of the European upper classes – tight trousers ending just below the knee. Culottes were normally closed and fastened about the leg by buttons, a strap and buckle, or a draw-string

a Russian term (derived from Dutch or German) for a close-fitting, long waisted jacket with or without sleeves, collarless or with a small standing collar, typically worn by seamen

a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern

a leather garment primarily worn by cavalrymen and officers during the 17th century

here a sleeveless garment

strong woollen cloth

a dense silk fabric of a single shade, originally made in the French city of Tours

(also kaftan) a front-opening outer garment with long sleeves

a knee-length coat fitting closely to the upper body with a flared skirt below

in the 17th and 18th centuries a man's knee-length garment with (occasionally without) sleeves worn beneath a caftan

a term derived from the English "riding coat", used to describe both a fitted frock coat with a wide flat collar and a more voluminous, loose "greatcoat"

fine gold or silver thread with a spiral twist

a type of quilted needlework originally from Italy used to produce a raised design on the outside of a double layer of fabric. Only the outline of the pattern is stitched, the volume being produced by padding caught between the two layers

doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, used for tassels, fringes and the like