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.
Satin De Lyon. A fine quality of lustrous satin, produced at Lyons, France, woven with a silk back. There is also another popular variety of silk under this name which has less luster than the ordinary all-silk satins, and is of a thinner quality. The back is twilled, and it is much used for fine linings.
 
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