Diaper was a
damask
Damask (; ar, دمشق) is a reversible patterned fabric of silk, wool, linen, cotton, or synthetic fibers, with a pattern formed by weaving. Damasks are woven with one warp yarn and one weft yarn, usually with the pattern in warp-faced satin ...
cloth with small patterns, mostly geometrical such as bird' eye or diamond-shaped.
Etymology
“Diaper” is ultimately derived from the Latin word ''diasper'', meaning rough and uneven, via ''diasperus'', a
Low Latin
Late Latin ( la, Latinitas serior) is the scholarly name for the form of Literary Latin of late antiquity.Roberts (1996), p. 537. English dictionary definitions of Late Latin date this period from the , and continuing into the 7th century in ...
term for a type of cloth.
History
“Diaper” refers to any small geometrical or floral pattern that consists of the constant repetition of one or more simple figure or units of design evenly spaced. The term was initially associated with silk with diamond patterns later applied to linen and cotton fabrics of similar designs.
Structure
The diaper was made of linen and sometimes cotton or a combination of both.
It was an absorbent fabric structure.
Use
Diaper was used for table cloth.
See also
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Diapering
Diaper is any of a wide range of decorative patterns used in a variety of works of art, such as stained glass, heraldic shields, architecture, and silverwork. Its chief use is in the enlivening of plain surfaces.
Etymology
For the full etymolo ...
is any of a wide range of decorative patterns used in a variety of works of art, such as
stained glass,
heraldic shields, architecture, and silverwork. Its chief use is in the enlivening of plain surfaces.
References
Woven fabrics
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