Cloth+of+wool

  • 81dyed-in-the-wool — adjective /ˌdaɪd ɪn ðə ˈwʊl/ a) Dyed before being formed into cloth. Smith was a dyed in the wool typist and never really got used to writing on computers. b) Firmly established in a persons beliefs or habits; deeply ingrained in the nature of a… …

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  • 82reprocessed wool — /ˌriproʊsɛst ˈwʊl/ (say .reeprohsest wool) noun wool which has been recovered from a manufactured fabric, as torn up cloth, trade waste, tailors clippings, etc., before being re used …

  • 83Feed cloth — Feed Feed, n. 1. That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder; pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed for sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. A grazing or pasture ground. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. An allowance of provender given to a… …

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  • 84covert cloth — [kuv′ərt, kō′vərt] n. a smooth, twilled, lightweight cloth, usually of wool, used for suits and topcoats …

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  • 85Zephyr cloth — Zephyr eph yr, n. [L. zephyrus, Gr. ?, akin to ? darkness, the dark side, west: cf. F. z[ e]phyr.] The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze. Soft the zephyr blows. Gray. [1913 Webster] As gentle As zephyrs blowing below the violet.… …

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  • 86Zephyr cloth — Zephyr cloth, a thin kind of cassimere made in Belgium; also, a waterproof fabric of wool …

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  • 87Fabric and Cloth — This is a rather odd category, listing 269 names of kinds of fabric and cloth. There is an enormous variety in fabrics, with many different national, historical and regional varieties. It is interesting to note, however, that almost all of the… …

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  • 88momie cloth — ˈmōmē , ˈməmē noun Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by French momie mummy) of mummy cloth : a pebble surfaced crepe with a cotton, rayon, or silk warp and a wool filling that is used for dresses, curtains, and upholstery …

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  • 89jersey cloth — /ˈdʒɜzi klɒθ/ (say jerzee kloth) noun a machine knitted fabric of wool, silk, or artificial fibre, used for making garments, etc …

  • 90angola cloth — noun Usage: sometimes capitalized A 1. : a clothing fabric of plain or twill weave with cotton warp and wool weft 2. : a cotton fabric with diaper pattern used for embroidery …

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