Definition
A lightweight linen fabric with a glossy finish, originally produced in Brabant (a region in the Low Countries); also can refer to the region itself.
Etymology
From Brabant, a historical region spanning modern-day Belgium and the Netherlands. The region became famous for fine linen production in the medieval and early modern periods, and the fabric took the region's name.
Kelly Says
Fabric names often reveal history—'Brabant' linen, 'damask' (from Damascus), 'denim' (from Nîmes, France)—because certain regions became so famous for craftsmanship that their place names became product names, creating a commercial immortality.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ব্রাবান্ট
bra-ban-t
CACatalà
Brabant
bra-ban-t
CSČeština
Brabant
bra-ban-t
DADansk
Brabant
bra-ban-t
DEDeutsch
Brabant
bra-ban-t
ELΕλληνικά
Βραβάντη
vra-ban-tee
ESEspañol
brabante
bra-ban-teh
FISuomi
Brabant
bra-ban-t
FRFrançais
brabant
bra-ban
GUGU
બ્રાબાન્ટ
bra-baan-t
HIहिन्दी
ब्रांबंत
bra-an-tant
HUMagyar
Brabant
bra-ban-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
Brabant
bra-ban-t
ITItaliano
Brabante
bra-ban-teh
MRMR
ब्रांबंत
bra-an-tant
MSBahasa Melayu
Brabant
bra-ban-t
NLNederlands
Brabant
bra-ban-t
NONorsk
Brabant
bra-ban-t
PAPA
ਬ੍ਰਾਂਬੰਟ
bra-an-ban-t
PLPolski
Brabant
bra-ban-t
PTPortuguês
brabante
bra-ban-teh
RORomână
Brabant
bra-ban-t
RUРусский
Брабант
bra-ban-t
SVSvenska
Brabant
bra-ban-t
SWKiswahili
Brabant
bra-ban-t
TAதமிழ்
பிராபான்ட்
pra-baan-t
TEతెలుగు
బ్రాబాంట్
bra-ba-nt
TRTürkçe
Brabant
bra-ban-t
UKУкраїнська
Брабант
bra-ban-t
VITiếng Việt
Brabant
bra-ban-t