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Hm. I don't think it's a rich people thing, really. Most of these words are describing the way the fabric is made, not the material it's made out of. A lot of guys own a chambray shirt, and if you google "damask tablecloth" they'll probably look familiar from restaurants. "Chenille stem" is the craft-store word for "pipe cleaner." You can find sateen sheets at Walmart and Target. Voile and tulle are not masculine fabrics, and I wouldn't necessarily expect a guy to know what they were, but they're the kind of thing a high-school prom dress might be made out of.



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