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CRETONNE , originally a strong, See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white fabric with a hempen warp and See also:linen weft. The word is said to be derived from Creton, a See also:village in See also:Normandy where the manufacture of linen was carried on. It is now applied to a strong, printed See also:cotton See also:cloth, stouter than See also:chintz but used for very much the same purposes. It is usually unglazed and may be printed on both sides and even with different patterns. Frequently the cretonne has a See also:woven See also:fancy See also:pattern of some See also:kind which is modified by the printed See also:design. It is sometimes made with a weft of cotton See also:waste.
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