Anabasse Explained

Anabasse was a coarse woolen material, a kind of blanketing made in France and the Netherlands for the African market,^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} or a type of coarse blanketing made in Lancashire using a wool warp and a cotton weft.^[5]

History

The term originally meant a type of striped loincloth manufactured in India.^[5]

See also

• Woolen

Notes and References

1. Book: New York State Library. 1908. New York State Education Department. 11. en.
2. Book: Blakely, Edward T.. A Handy Dictionary of Commercial Information. 1878. Simpkin, Marshall. 14. en.
3. Book: Whitney, William Dwight. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language. 1889. Century Company. 191. en.
4. Book: New York State Library. 1908. New York State Education Department. 796. en.
5. Book: Montgomery, Florence M.. Textiles in America 1650-1870 : a dictionary based on original documents, prints and paintings, commercial records, American merchants' papers, shopkeepers' advertisements, and pattern books with original swatches of cloth. 1984. New York ; London : Norton. Internet Archive. 978-0-393-01703-8. 145.