Meaning & use
Coutil
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A strong, tightly woven fabric, often herringbone-twilled, traditionally used to make corsets and other structured garments.
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The dressmaker chose a sturdy coutil for the corset's foundation.
Modern corsetieres still prize coutil for its durability and resistance to stretching.
A note on using this word
Coutil's tight weave keeps it from stretching under the tension of corset boning, which is essential to a corset holding its shape.
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