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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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"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

Old-school-tie companies both, the Rank Organization and Viyella International have been dramatically improved recently by men who never set foot inside the Establishment: John Henry Davis at Rank, Joe Hyman at Viyella.

From Time Magazine Archive

But one who does�and is preaching it to anyone who will listen�is Joe Hyman, whose Viyella International Ltd. has grown into one of Britain's largest textile groups and most active exporters.

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