A thin silk cloth
Katan was a thin silk cloth. It was made of double twisted yarns of pure silk yarns in warp and weft both.
Texture.
Katan was a superfine, delicate cloth. It is said that "The cloth goes to the pieces when exposed to the moonlight"
Brocade.
katan : warp and weft with in zari or silk (untwisted).
Mentions.
European Katan is mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari in silk stuffs.
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