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tilma tlacuilolli.

Headword: 
tilma tlacuilolli.
Principal English Translation: 

a painted cloth, or an image painted on cloth (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

tilma tlacuilolli. manta pintada, o ymagen pintada en manta. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 113r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Textiles, Clothing