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Viyella

American  
[vahy-el-uh] / vaɪˈɛl ə /
Trademark.
  1. a brand of fabric made of cotton and wool in twill weave.


Viyella British  
/ vaɪˈɛlə /

noun

  1. a soft fabric made of wool and cotton, used esp for blouses and shirts

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Last week Hollins � renamed Viyella International Ltd. to capitalize on the fame of its lamb's-wool-and-cotton Viyella fabric � moved to take over British Van Heusen for $30 million.

From Time Magazine Archive

"What do we need in this country?" asks Joe Hyman, chairman of Viyella International.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hyman concentrates on the richly profitable middle ground of spinning and weaving fabrics, particularly Viyella.

From Time Magazine Archive

Viyella International leaves research and development on new yarns to such giants as Imperial Chemical or Courtaulds and leaves garment making, when it can, to the tailors.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is just possible that he occasionally wished that she would dress herself in a more human way—patronise in winter the humble Viyella stripe, for instance, or in summer the flippant sprig.

From This Is the End by Benson, Stella

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