Kitchen, home and fashion glossary
The terms we use on our product pages, explained in one sentence. Hover over the underlined words of any product to see them instantly.
Flannel
FashionCotton or wool fabric brushed on one or both sides: soft to the touch and very warm.
Read moreSterling silver
FashionAlloy with 92.5% silver (925 hallmark). The rest, usually copper, gives it the hardness pure silver lacks.
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FashionNeckline with no straps or sleeves that leaves the shoulders bare; the bodice is held by inner seams and boning.
Read moreVegetable-tanned
FashionLeather tanned with tannins from bark and plants instead of chromium: it takes weeks, smells like real leather and gains colour and character with use.
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