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About|the fabric|the first name|Serge (given name)|the synthesizer|Serge (synthesizer)|the type of stitch|OverlockRefimprove|date=June 2007 Serge is a type of twill textile|fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides, made with a two-up, two-down weave . The worsted variety is used in making military uniforms , suit (clothes)|suit s, great coats and trench coat s. Its counterpart, silk serge, is used for linings. French serge is a softer, finer variety. The word is also used for a high quality wool en woven .
Etymology and history
The name is derived from Old French serge , itself from Latin serica , from Greek language|Greek s?????? ( serikos ), meaning "silken". http://www.etymonline.com/index.php? term=serge Online Etymology Dictionary The early association of silk serge, Greece, and France is shown by the discovery in Charlemagne 's tomb of a piece of silk serge dyed with Byzantine Empire|Byzantine motifs, evidently a gift from the Byzantine Imperial Court in the 8th or 9th century AD.
From early Saxon times, most English wool ("staples") was exported. In the early sixteenth century it went mainly to a Royal monopoly at Calais (then an English possession) and was woven into cloth in France or the Low Countries . However, with the capture of Calais by the French on 7 January 1558, England began expanding its own weaving industry. This was greatly enhanced by the European Wars of Religion ( Eighty Years' War , French Wars of Religion ); in 1567 Calvinism|Calvinist refugees from the Low Countries included many skilled serge weavers, while Huguenot refugees in the early eighteenth century included many silk and linen weavers. Denim is a cotton fabric with a similar weave; its name is believed to be derived from "serge de Nîmes" after Nîmes in France.
See also
Tweed (cloth)|Tweed
Red Serge
References
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http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/ebyzantine/ Images from World History: Early Byzantine history (7 - 11th c. A.D.)
http://www.localhistories.org/southampton.html A Brief History of Southampton
