Question

How do to names of different textiles tell us about their histories​

Answer 1

Muslin: European traders first encountered fine cotton cloth from India in Mosul in present day Iraq. So they began referring to all finely woven textiles as muslin

Calico: The Portuguese first came to India in search of spices. They landed in Calicut on the Kerala coast in South West India. The cotton textiles which they take back to Europe alongwith spices came to be known as Calico.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

The names of different textiles tell us about their histories.

(i) The English term chintz comes from the Hindi word Chhint Chhint is a cloth with small and colourful flowery designs.

(ii) Similarly, the word bandanna now refers to any brightly coloured and printed scraf for the head or neck.

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