tibet

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Etymology

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From the place name Tibet.

Noun

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tibet (plural tibets)

  1. (archaic) A woolen fabric generally printed in colours; a heavy fabric used for the same purposes as furs, made of goat hair, black and finely curled.
    • 1920, Special Agents Series, number 194, page 59:
      The chief demand in men's-wear fabrics is for combed and milled fabrics such as worsteds, kerseys, tibets, meltons, etc.