bengaline

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bengaline

[′beŋ·gə‚lēn]

(textiles)

A warp-faced fabric with distinct, fully covered crosswise ribs that are formed by coarse filling.

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It's her ivory bengaline silk gown that Rhett bought her on their honeymoon in New Orleans.

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Its coating, texture, and finish can incorporate glossy or matte finishes including Polish, Weave, and Bengaline. It can be used to create package designs as well as coordinating collateral items.

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Anna, along with her parents and a number of family friends, attended the opening of the Kunstlerhaus exhibition in late October; she was observed wearing a tailored suit of steel-grey bengaline, the long sleeves that grazed her palms even further extended by a ruffed trim of Irish lace.

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Flocked bengaline dress, pounds 32, Miss Selfridge Chandelier earrings, pounds 12.50, Accessorize Black jersey dress, pounds 39, Littlewoods Gold pearl belt, pounds 19.99, Zara Gold and orange beaded cuff, pounds 12.50, Topshop Gemstone peep-toe shoes, pounds 99, Dune Spot mesh dress, pounds 30, Dorothy Perkins Studded dress, pounds 75, Topshop Studded bodice dress, pounds 75, Warehouse Coloured stone necklace, pounds 19.99, Zara Cocktail ring, pounds 10, River Island Black lace prom dress, pounds 99, Myleene @ Littlewoods

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WITH a plunging neckline and sleek shape, this black bengaline mesh dress, pounds 38 at Miss Selfridge, oozes sex appeal.

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Her best seller is the Billion Dollar Baby dress by Stop Staring in figure-hugging bengaline which costs pounds 145.

FASHION GONE MAD; How the TV series boosted a vintage clothing firm already enjoying retro revival: Clare Quartermaine began wearing vintage clothes when she was 15. Today she caters for women like herself who want to turn the clock back to a time when fashion was chic and shapely. Hilarie Stelfox reports

Tables were draped with apple-green bengaline cloths and overlaid with garden toile.

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The attendants each wore hunter-green strapless gowns of bengaline taffeta, and carried hand-gathered amaryllis bouquets accented with beargrass.