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.
Grenadine (Gren-A-Dene'). [From French grenadine, wrought silk for making lace] A dress fabric woven in small square meshes or open work of coarse-like threads, very transparent. It is manufactured of cotton, silk, or wool, and their intermixtures.
 
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