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Cloth

Scope note

Use generally for textile that is woven, felted, knit, pounded, or otherwise made into a flat piece. For textile in the form of continuous strands made from filaments of fiber by reeling, spinning, twisting, or throwing, use "yarn."

This term has 49 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name
Material

Getty AAT term number

3000162391

Broader Terms used

<textile materials by form>

Narrower Terms used

yardage

Term used for

fabric

Created

12yrs ago

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