tibet

See also: Tibet

English

Alternative forms

• thibet

Etymology

From the place name Tibet.

Noun

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.