I am a bit surprised that sateen is on that list since it is one of the most/more common fabric used for bedding.
Damask is a bit more funny word in that video games tend to commonly use it for items, given that it was popular during the middle ages. Never seen it in clothing stores.
There isn't a wikipedia article about jacquard as a fabric, which is a bit odd. There is one about the Jacquard machine?
Chambray was an popular fabric in the 19th century, but I don't remember seeing it in clothes stores.
> There isn't a wikipedia article about jacquard as a fabric, which is a bit odd.
You got me curious, here are the lengths of the Wikipedia articles for the top three words:
Women know better
- peplum: 886 words (disambiguation is the default)
- boucle: 187 words
- rouche: 196 words (disambiguation is the default and leads you to "Gather (knitting)")
Men know better
- shemale: 1257 words
- howitzer: 2211 words
- parsec: 2505 words
Is this the reflection of some sort of gender bias in Wikipedia contributors and editors?
Wikipedia's own article on it states:
> In a 2018 survey covering 12 language versions of Wikipedia and some other Wikimedia Foundation projects, 90% of contributors reported their gender as male, 8.8% as female, and 1% as other.[1]
Sateen probably is a quite relevant example - I, as a male, have absolutely no idea what fabric is used for the bedding I sleep in or buy, it might as well be sateen but even when looking for bedding I would not care to read the part of the description where it could say 'sateen'; perhaps I might touch it while browsing in a store and use the sense as a criteria for choosing between, but it's not relevant enough to read and use the fabric name at the time, much less remember it. I know that there exist fancy beddings made of silk, but that's literally as far as my interest in bedding fabric has ever gone.
Damask is a bit more funny word in that video games tend to commonly use it for items, given that it was popular during the middle ages. Never seen it in clothing stores.
There isn't a wikipedia article about jacquard as a fabric, which is a bit odd. There is one about the Jacquard machine?
Chambray was an popular fabric in the 19th century, but I don't remember seeing it in clothes stores.
Chenille seems to be a fabric used in yarns.