Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jul 17, 2007 10:17
16 yrs ago
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German term
Fensterkaro
German to English
Marketing
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
This is taken from a catalogue for men's clothing:
"Eine maskuline Kleinmusterung in dezenten und eleganten Farben steht selbstverständlich neben neuen Fensterkaros mal zurückhaltend elegant, mal frisch und frech."
I can find the following definition in German, but don't know what it is called in English:
"Mit Fensterkaro bezeichnet man großflächige, durch gerade gezogene, relativ schmale Striche gezogene Karos."
"Eine maskuline Kleinmusterung in dezenten und eleganten Farben steht selbstverständlich neben neuen Fensterkaros mal zurückhaltend elegant, mal frisch und frech."
I can find the following definition in German, but don't know what it is called in English:
"Mit Fensterkaro bezeichnet man großflächige, durch gerade gezogene, relativ schmale Striche gezogene Karos."
Proposed translations
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3 +2 | window plaid | SpreeSarah |
3 +1 | tartan | Nicole Schnell |
Change log
Jul 17, 2007 10:51: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing"
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window plaid
Direct translation, but also seems to be a real term.
http://images.google.de/images?q="window plaid"&hl=de&ie=UTF...
http://images.google.de/images?q="window plaid"&hl=de&ie=UTF...
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Comment: "Thanks - the image shows just what I was looking for! I also agree that "tartan" would seem too elaborate."
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tartan
A tartan is a pattern consisting of crisscrossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven cloth, but are now used in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Celtic countries, especially Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns. (Tartan is also known as plaid in North America, but in Scotland this word means a tartan cloth slung over the shoulder or a blanket.)
A Tartan is made with alternating bands of coloured (pre-dyed) threads woven as both warp and weft at right angles to each other. The weft is woven in a simple twill, two over - two under the warp, advancing one thread each pass. This forms visible diagonal lines where different colours cross, which give the appearance of new colours blended from the original ones. The resulting blocks of colour repeat vertically and horizontally in a distinctive pattern of squares and lines known as a sett.
A Tartan is made with alternating bands of coloured (pre-dyed) threads woven as both warp and weft at right angles to each other. The weft is woven in a simple twill, two over - two under the warp, advancing one thread each pass. This forms visible diagonal lines where different colours cross, which give the appearance of new colours blended from the original ones. The resulting blocks of colour repeat vertically and horizontally in a distinctive pattern of squares and lines known as a sett.
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SpreeSarah
: seems to be the proper term for "window plaid" when you compare on the google image search
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Thank you, Sarah!
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Cetacea
: Tartans involve multiple colors, window plaids only two, with the plaid pattern formed by fine lines. If you google for "Fensterkaro", you'll get something like this: http://www.housefabric.com/ProductDetail.asp?ProductID=6714
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