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Soft cotton that never met a mole, named for fur it merely imitates.
means A tough, densely woven cotton fabric with a soft, suede-like napped surface, used for sturdy clothing and the covers of small notebooks.
from A plain compound of "mole" and "skin," coined because the fabric's short, soft nap was thought to resemble the velvety pelt of the burrowing mole. "Mole" the animal goes back to Middle English molle, possibly related to words meaning "earth-thrower" or "the one that heaps soil." No actual mole fur was ever involved — the name is pure flattery by imitation, the textile borrowing the mole's good name for its feel.
- no moles
- It's brushed cotton, not animal pelt
- original use
- Tough workwear for miners and laborers
- the notebook
- Moleskine added an 'e' and a legend
- texture trick
- Sheared nap mimics actual mole fur
- blister fix
- Padded version protects hikers' raw feet
moleskine notebook — italian brand founded 1997, iconic black hardcover journals used by hemingway and chatwin
moleskin fabric — dense cotton twill textile with short nap, historically used for workwear and still produced today