the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [noun] > types of > thin or light weight > for lining (5)
A very fine and soft silk material made both plain and twilled, in various colours, now used chiefly as a lining material and in dressmaking; a…
A thin soft silk, chiefly used for linings. Cf. Persian silk n. at compounds 1b. Now historical.
A very fine sort of Persian silk.
A fine silk satin with a twilled or ribbed back, used esp. for linings and trimmings of garments.