This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Haute-Lisse (Haute-Lese). [F. haute, high; lisse, warp] In tapestry weaving, wrought with the warp in a perpendicular position; distinguished from basse-lisse, which indicates wrought with the warp in a longitudinal position.
 
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