Also 8 tanjeeb, 9 tanjib. [Persian, f. tan body + zīb adornment.] A fine kind of Indian muslin made chiefly in Oudh.
1727–41. Chambers, Cycl., s.v. Muslin, There are various kinds of muslins brought from the East-Indies; chiefly Bengall; betelles, tarnatans,… tanjeebs.
1864. J. S. Buckle, Manuf. Compend., p. xi. 49 inches wide Tanjib, 38 yards long 14 × 10—i.e., 14 picks or threads in 1/4 inch of the warp, and 10 picks or threads in 1/4 inch of the weft.
1880. Birdwood, Ind. Arts, II. 85. A tanzib or tanjib muslin.
