Ratteen
Thick, napped, twilled woolen material
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Ratteen or ratine[1] was[when?] a thick napped twilled woolen material.[2][3] Ratteen was produced in France, Italy and Holland.[1] There are several varieties of coarse ratteen, such as drugget, baize and frieze. It was produced in various options; for instance, similar to broadcloth, without shearing the pile and, another one was with friezed nap surface. There was also a mix of wool and linen in 50% ratio. Rattinet (ratinet) was a thinner variety of ratteen.[1]
