Perde
Curtain. Can be hung across doorways as well as windows.
Tag: textiles
Çarşaf
A bedsheet, or a sheet worn by a woman as a modesty garment or a bath wrap. The uses aren’t exclusive, and the only clue to how a given çarşaf was used is the items it’s associated with in the estate record.
Tülbent
Fine cotton cloth used for a variety of purposes, especially for making turbans. “Tülbent” can refer to the wrapping-cloth, or it may also be shorthand for the entire headdress.
Nemed
Felt. Also, like kebe, a term for a variety of objects made from felt: blankets, mats, and a type of overcoat or vest worn by very poor men.
Aba
A type of coarse wool cloth popular for making warm, hard-wearing garments like overcoats and men’s trousers. Aba was inferior to wool broadcloth (çuka or çuha), but also more affordable. As a result, it was mostly a working-class fabric. The aba was also an Arab garment shaped like a poncho with…
Çuka or Çuha
Wool broadcloth, or a type of overcoat made of wool broadcloth.
Kebe
One of the most confounding words in the estate records. Kebe literally means “felt,” but it was liberally applied to a vast class of items made of felt: floor coverings, rug underlays, bath mats, saddlepads, horse blankets, and coats. The only clue to what a given “kebe” was is the…
Döşek
Mattress.
Yorgan
Quilt.
Yastık
Back pillow.