How do the names of different textiles tell us about their histories?
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the names of different textiles tell us about their histories -
1.the English term chintz comes from the hindi word chhint which is a cloth with small and colourful flowery designs .Rich people of England including the Queen herself wore the cloths of fabric.
2.similarly,the word Bandanna now refers to any brightly-colored and printed scarf for the head or neck.It has derived from Bandhna and referred to a variety of brightly-colored cloth produced through a method of tunic and dying.
3.there are some other kinds of cloths such as patna,charpoore, Calcutta ,kasimbazar and Idrissa .These 5 variety of cloths were noted by their places of origin.the widespread use of such words show popular indian textiles become in different parts of the world.