Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sturdy worsted fabric with a double twill, used for dresses and suits.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I have the Sophia dress in blue silk tricotine and now it's available in red silk chiffon.
Find Me a Dress fusenumber8 2007
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In a slim, brown tricotine with a wide, untrimmed hat of silky brown straw her loveliness has come back, and with it my enthusiasm.
Jane Journeys On Ruth Comfort Mitchell 1918
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The Parisian bourgeois sensibility is overturned with PVC capes over satin duchesse, silk tricotine and wool.
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For Nicole Urso, 29, we went for the silk tricotine goddess gown ($475, up to size 16) which, though comfortable and lightweight, would need a bright sash, fun accessories or other splash of color to liven up the simple design.
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Little Black Dress is the Silk tricotine Rebecca short dress by
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"She just wore a dark blue tricotine one-piece dress and a little plain dark hat.
The Girl from Montana Grace Livingston Hill 1906
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