Cottonade was a coarse and heavy

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usually yarn dyed. There were multiple formations available, including

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, and serge. It was a kind of

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imitation, and the strong variants were used for men's trousers. Twill structured blue and white striped men's workwear with hickory cloth-like appearance was used. Cottonade was initially used for less expensive men's clothing, it was eventually supplanted by superior materials such as " cassimeres", which became fashionable.

Hickory shirting

Hickory shirting was a similar cloth made with dyed yarn stripes in twill structure. When cottonade was used for trousers, hickory was used for shirts.

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Hickory shirting

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