A fine woolen fabric with a smooth finish, or a type of twill weave used in textile production.
From French 'gatin' or Italian 'gattino,' possibly related to 'gatte' (meaning a type of weave), with origins in Mediterranean textile traditions.
Fabric names often traveled along medieval trade routes with the material itself—'gattine' probably came to England with Italian merchants bringing exotic textiles that nobles wanted for fancy clothes.
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