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Show NAMES OF FABRICS. Muslin is named for Mosul, in Asia. Serge conies' from-Xerga, the Spanish for a certain cer-tain sort of blanket." -. - - - Bandanna is derived from an Indian word sigr.I-fying sigr.I-fying to biud or tie. . . ; . , , Calico is named for Calicut,-a town in India, where it Was first printed. Alpaca i the nanio'of a species of Llama from whose "wool the genniiie fabric is woven. Alpaca is' the name bf "a species of llama from cus; satin is a corruption of Zaytowu, in China. .Velvet is the Italian ."vellute," woolly, and. is traceable farther back to the Latin vellus a hide or pelt. " ' . ' " . Shawl is from the Sanskrit sabt, which 'means floor, shawls having been first used as Ciirpet tapestry. tap-estry. . ,..' |