Cyprian Cloth

Cyprian Cloth
CYPRIAN CLOTH
Silk and gold brocade, made in Cyprus in the Middle Ages. The gold thread " consisted of a linen or silk thread around which is twisted a cover of gilded catgut.

Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.

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