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唐縮緬 (とうちりめん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

唐とう縮ちり緬めん

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Meanings

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noun

mousseline de laine; light woolen fabric

Historical term for a light woolen fabric, often associated with imported or Western-style textiles. Related to メリンス (merinsu) and モスリン (mosurin).

See also: メリンス · モスリン

唐とう縮ちり緬めんは明めい治じ時じ代だいに洋よう装そうの素そ材ざいとして使つかわれた。
Tōchirimen was used as a material for Western clothing in the Meiji period.

Kanji

唐T'ang, China, foreign
縮shrink, contract, shrivel
緬fine thread, Burma

Similar words

メリンス
メリンス is a related loanword for a similar light woolen fabric, often used interchangeably in historical contexts.
モスリン
モスリン is a broader term for muslin, which can be cotton or wool; 唐縮緬 specifically refers to a woolen type.

Etymology

Compound of 唐 (tō, 'Chinese' or 'foreign') and 縮緬 (chirimen, 'crepe fabric'), referring to a foreign-style light woolen crepe. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.