A Floral Motif In Indian Textile Design, Based On The Form Of A Green Mango With A Light Curve At The Tip.

A Popular Motif In Indian Textile Design, Broadly Cypress-shaped And Curving To One Sides At The Top; Crest.

Blouse Like Garment, Worn A Little Long In Front And Generally Backless, Held Together With Tie-cords, With No Shaped Parts Like Cups. From Sanskrit Kanchuki.

Literally, 't0pi, Worn Around The Ears'. This Kind Of Cap Covers The Ears And The Back Of The Neck To Protect These Parts From Excessive Heat And Cold.

Cloth Used To Cover The Breasts. In Rajasthan And Gujarat A Simple Choli-blouse Is Sometimes Referred To By This Name.

A Unicellular Seed Hair Obtained From The Fruit Pods Of The Kapok Tree Eriodendron Anfractuosum ( Formerly Known As Ceiba Pentranda)., Note. The Fibre Is Also Called Ceba, Ceiba, Java Cotton Silk Cotton, Silk Floss Etc. Indian Kapok Comes From Bombax Malabaricum.

Work Similar To Zardozi (q.v.) In Which Gold Or Silver Metal Threads Are Sewn On To Satin Or Velvet With Metallic Threads To Yield The Effect Of True Embroidery.

A Coarse Animal Fibre With A Wide Lattice-type Medulla That Is Shed From The Skin At Least Once A Year; It Is Often Shorter Than Other Fibres Of The Fleece, Has A Long Tapering Tip, And, When Completely Shed, Tapers Sharply Towards The Root End.

The Fibre Obtained From The Bast Layer Of The Plant Hibiscus Cannabinus., Note 1.. Kenaf Is Commonly Known As Mesta In India., Note2: Being Similar To Jute In Many Of Its Properties, Kenaf Is Used Either As An Alternative To, Or In Admixture With, Jute.

Silk Fabric Brocaded With Silver And Gold. The Metal Thread Used For Brocading Is Made From A Fine Strand Of Flattened Metal Wound Over A Core Of Silk, Using Yellow Silk Under Gold, And White Silk Under Silver.

An Unstable Condition Arising In Melt-spinning Wherein The Extrudate Forms An Inflexion On Leaving The Spinneret Instead Of Drawing Down Directly From The Orifice. The Molten Filament Thus Has A Knee-like Shape Just Below The Orifice.

Generously Cut Caftan-shaped Mantle Worn In Poland. The Term Passed To Germany And The Nordic Countries Where It Referred To Women's Gowns, Robes Volantes Or Gowns À La Francaise Worn In The 18th Century.

A Jacket Or Coat Meant For Outerwear. The Garment Popular Under This Name In Persia Was Known In India As A Nadiji (q.v.).

Variously Described In The Dictionaries As "a Tunic, Waist Coat, Jacket, Shirt", The Kurta Became Popular In The 18th And 19th Centuries Essentially As A Slightly Loose-fitting Garment For Outer Wear, Often With A Round Neck, Of Knee-length Or Even Longer, With Side-slits At The Hem And Generally Flared Skirt. It Acquired Great Elegance As A Garment In Centers Like Lucknow And Hyderabad.

A Shirt-like Garment, With Most Of The Features Of A Kurta (q.v.), But Often Worn A Little Shorter. When Worn By Women, It Is Defined As 'a Short Bodice Reaching To The Hips, With Very Short, If Any, Sleeves, Open Under The Throat.'