Meaning & use
Tarlatan
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A thin, stiff, open-weave cotton fabric, heavily sized to hold its shape, used for costumes, decorations, and wiping ink from engraved printing plates.
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The ballerina's tutu was made of layers of stiff white tarlatan.
The printmaker used a wad of tarlatan to wipe excess ink from the copper plate.
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The name likely derives from Tarlatana, an Indian town once associated with muslin production.
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