Cappadine

/ˈkæpədiːn/ noun

Definition

A fine quality of cloth or textile, possibly a type of silk or damask.

Etymology

From Cappadocia, an ancient region in what is now Turkey, famous for textile production. The -ine suffix indicates 'of or from.' Medieval merchants valued Cappadocian textiles highly.

Kelly Says

Cappadine cloth was so famous in medieval Europe that it became a byword for luxury fabric—merchants would travel the Silk Road specifically to acquire these textiles!

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