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Sparrow · 08-22-2009, 04:32 PM

http://www3.telus.net/Quattrocento_F...lothgloss.html

is "a glossary of terms relating to clothing in Florence of the Quattrocento".

The entry for turchino is "a turquoise blue".

I guess they'd know if it had a specific fabric connotation - but it seems it doesn't.
(Turquoise also being related to 'Turkish'.

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08-22-2009, 04:32 PM	#12
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	http://www3.telus.net/Quattrocento_F...lothgloss.html is "a glossary of terms relating to clothing in Florence of the Quattrocento". The entry for turchino is "a turquoise blue". I guess they'd know if it had a specific fabric connotation - but it seems it doesn't. (Turquoise also being related to 'Turkish'. )