Diaper (cloth)

This article is about the woven cloth. For the type of garment, see Cloth diaper. For other uses, see Diaper (disambiguation).

Diaper is a damask cloth with small geometrical patterns such as bird's eye or diamond shapes. Terms such as “bird’s eye” or “pheasant’s eye” refer to the size of the diamond in the design.[1] Diaper has been used as a tablecloth.[2]

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Diaper" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 08 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 166; see lines seven and eight from end. ...these terms indicate...the size of the complete diamond in the cloth—the smaller kind taking the name "bird's-eye."
  2. ^ Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue. Spicer brothers. 1851. p. 516.