airplane cloth
English
Noun
airplane cloth (uncountable)
- A closely-woven mercerized linen or cotton fabric, originally used for airplane wings, but later for garments such as sportswear and uniforms, and light luggage.[1] [2]
- 1953, Ira Levin, A Kiss Before Dying, New York: Pyramid, 1964, Chapter 11, p. 46,
- In one white-gloved hand she held a purse, in the other, a small valise covered in tan airplane cloth with wide red stripes.
- 1953, Ira Levin, A Kiss Before Dying, New York: Pyramid, 1964, Chapter 11, p. 46,
References
- Mary Brooks Picken, The Fashion Dictionary, New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1973.
- Martin Hardingham, The Fabric Catalog, New York: Pocket Books, 1978, p. 48.