casement cloth

American  

noun

1. a sheer fabric made of a variety of fibers, used for window curtains and as backing for heavy drapery or decorative fabrics.

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Etymology

Origin of casement cloth

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

There were two silk-shaded lamps, a shelf of books, the photographs of the children in flat silver frames, a leather writing set on the desk, curtains of pale tan English casement cloth at the windows.

From Gigolo by Ferber, Edna

It can be made of casement cloth with narrow side curtains and valance of bright material.

From American Cookery November, 1921 by Hill, Janet McKenzie

The curtains of cream-coloured casement cloth were embroidered in pale-green appliqué by the Fifth Form; the Fourth had undertaken the cushions; and the Third had worked an elaborate and dainty table-cover.

From A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story by Brazil, Angela

The room in which the sitting takes place should be moderately warm, shady, and lit by a diffused light, such as may be obtained by a light holland blind or casement cloth, in the daytime.

From Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance by Sepharial

Plain casement cloth or the different "Sunfast" fabrics are attractive with plain or figured papers, especially in bedrooms of country houses.

From Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today by Throop, Lucy Abbot