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• n  silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern

• A cardinal's minimum ceremonial wardrobe, including ermine-tipped cape and watered-silk robes in purple and scarlet, costs at least $3,000.
• His watered-silk sash brushed against the uniforms of battle-soiled pressmen.
• The Green Room's watered-silk walls support a gallery of 15 oils, including David Martin's reposed Ben Franklin watched over by a bust of Isaac Newton, and Henry Inman's winsome .

• moire

Quotes

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• Rocco Palmo in Philadelphia Daily News
  We should put a red biretta [cardinal's cap] on the Penn statue in time for Foley's homecoming on Dec. 13,Palmo said, "Even if we have to get 50 bolts of scarlet watered-silk from Gammarelli [the Vatican's tailor]."