- Trouserings
- TROUSERINGS (Cotton)Coloured striped or checked cotton fabrics used in India, the Philippines, Egypt, and many South American markets for trousers. Generally made from coloured yarns in drab, black, brown, and blue, from 27-in. to 48-in. wide, plain and twill weaves. The cloths are sometimes raised on the back. A fair style is 64 ends and 48 picks per inch, 30's warp, 24's weft. Another cloth has 90 ends and 84 picks per inch, 36's warp, 32's weft; and a better cloth 80 ends and 74 picks per inch, 2/40's warp, 16's weft.
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.