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GEORGETTEFine silk or cotton crepe fabric similar to chiffon, named after a 19th-century Parisian dressmaker (9)
CANCANHigh-kicking dance which originated in 19th-century Parisian music halls (6)
MAROCAINRibbed crepe fabric
PLISSECrepe fabric, alternately
GARIBALDISBiscuits with a layer of currants, named after a 19th century Italian patriot (10)
DOWNSSYNDROMECongenital disease caused by chromosomal abnormality named after a 19th-century English physician
EARLGREYPopular blend of China tea named after a 19th-Century British prime minister (4,4)
STAUNTONStandardised pattern of chess pieces, named after a 19th-century English chess master
CATTLEYAAn orchid of Central and South America named after a 19th- century English botanist (8)
GUPPYSmall brightly-coloured aquarium fish (Lebistes reticulatus) named after a 19th-century naturalist who studied the fish in Trinidad (5)
FARADDerived SI unit of electrical capacitance, named after a 19th-century English physicist (5)
RANKINEScale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit, named after a 19th Century Scottish engineer and physicist (7)
GALLIANOWhat Italian herb liqueur is named after a 19th-century war hero? (8)
ILLUSIONFrom "make sport of, mock, play", a word for deception or an attempt to fool first, later a false idea/belief; an apparition; a magic trick or conjuring; or, chiffon or tulle, appearing to float (8)
GREYBeverage named after a 19th century British prime minister, Earl ...
ALBERTShort watch-chain named after a 19th-century prince (6)
PETERSHAMHeavy woollen overcoat named after a 19th century English officer (9)
LEISLERSmall black bat named after a 19th-century zoologist (7)
ADAComputer language named after a 19th-century female mathematician
PERCALEFine closely woven cotton fabric similar to cambric, used especially for bedsheets (7)