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Old 08-22-2009, 04:44 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Sparrow View Post
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'. )
Now that is going to have a nice place in my links collection... very interesting!
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