A fine, lightweight ribbed fabric used for clothing and upholstery, similar to but more delicate than cotele.
Derived from cotele with the diminutive or refinement suffix '-ine', indicating a finer or more elegant version of the ribbed textile. This French-influenced naming convention was common for luxury fabrics.
The '-ine' suffix in fabric names often signals 'fancier version'—coteline was the designer fabric of choice for Renaissance fashion-conscious elites who wanted something more refined than regular cotele.
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