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101 Nun's Cloth
A very fine, plain weave fabric, woven from fine worsted yarns, piece-dyed. Used principally for dresses for nuns and for ladies' dress wear, etc. -
102 tea cloth
tea cloth n GB ( for drying) torchon m (à vaisselle) ; ( for table) nappe f ; ( for tray) napperon m. -
103 man of the cloth
Человек духовного сана. До XVII в. различные гильдии и профессии различались по цвету материи, из которой была сшита одежда их представителей. Например, мясник был известен как man of the blue cloth («человек синей ткани»). К началу XIX в. эта традиция перестала существовать, сохранившись только по отношению к духовенству, поэтому упоминание цвета ткани стало лишним. Respect for the cloth — дань уважения к духовенству, священникам.English-Russian dictionary of expressions > man of the cloth
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104 Apron Cloth
Plain woven coloured cloths in stripes and checks. Colours are usually blues and blacks, with a side border differently coloured of bolder stripe or of figuring worked on the dhootie principle; 34 to 38-in. wide, 64 ends and picks to 72 ends and picks, 28's to 36's warp and weft. A standard cloth both for the home and colonial markets is 64 X 64, 28/30's, and in square designs. Fancy designs are very commonly used as apron cloths. -
105 Bark Cloth
A cloth on the American market used for the manufacture of shopping bags, book covers and embroidery mats. It is the product of an East African tree of the genus " fiscus." The fibre is easily spun although the staple is short. -
106 Beach Cloth
A plain weave cloth, woven from rough yarns and dyed and finished" to imitate linen. Much used for summer dresses and children's suits. The yams are hard spun. A fair quality is woven 38-in., 90 yards, 48 X 44 per inch, 16's/14's. In the better qualities a mohair weft is used. -
107 Cadet Cloth
A woollen coating fabric with a nap finish. Woven in five-shaft doeskin twill, three up two down, giving a warp face. Other twills are used, but this gives the best results. The colour is bluish grey, and the cloth is used for uniforms in military schools. -
108 Cardinal Cloth (Cloak)
A red woollen cloth made into children's coats Originally made for high church officer s scarlet cloaks.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Cardinal Cloth (Cloak)
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109 Carriage Cloth
Fabric for seating in railway carriages and tramcars, and is exceptionally strong and durable. Usually woven of lustre worsted yarns made from English wool. A standard cloth is made of three warps and two wefts. Two of the warps are botany yarn in two shades and the other is cotton dyed in one of the wool warp shades. The wefts are two picks cotton and one pick thick botany. The rib or repp ground is emphasised by the coarse wool picks. Colours are mostly red and black. -
110 Chilaw Cloth
Cotton fabric made in Ceylon about 1860 and called "table linen." It was noted for its cheapness and durability at that time, but the European cheap cotton cloth has superseded the native product. -
111 China Grass Cloth
A plain weave fabric made from yarns spun from ramie (China grass) in many widths and qualities. The lustre on the fabric gives an impression of linen. It is used for small tablecloths, etc. (see Grass Cloth) -
112 Composition Cloth
A strong cotton or linen duck cloth, treated to make it waterproof, and used for bags, covers, etc. -
113 Connaught Cloth
A cotton fabric for embroidery work, better known as basket cloth. -
114 Copper-Plate Cloth
An obsolete term, once used for cotton cloth in indigo blue printed designs.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Copper-Plate Cloth
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115 Corkscrew Cloth
A wool dress fabric in a twill or diagonal weave. Two fold worsted yarns are used for both warp and weft. The corkscrew effect is obtained by using a weave of the type indicated by No. 13 which shows a standard corkscrew weave of 13 shafts. The cloth is usually made wide 68 in loom width to finish 56 in. A usual quality has 100 ends and 60 picks per inch, 2/48's T., 2/30's W., worsted. A cheaper quality with single weft has 92 ends and 72 picks per inch, 2/40's T., 14's W. worsted. Woven four ends in a dent and clear finished to weigh 23 oz. per yard
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116 Corselette Cloth
This is actually a brassiere cloth, but woven about 18-in. wide, with a broad selvedge as illustrated. The warping is two threads cotton and one thread rubber covered with a fine cotton thread. The take-up of the cotton ends is 100 per cent. Coarse rayon coloured weft is used, generally pink, but cream and pale blue are sometimes seen. One quality has 30 ends 2/24's cotton and 15 ends of rubber per inch, with 50 picks of 450 denier rayon. Dobby effects are used for figuring
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117 Covering Cloth
A soft, pure finished white cotton cloth used to cover the pillow, used for lace manufacture by hand. -
118 Dorset Cloth
A coarse, plain-weave cloth for use as floorcloth, etc. Made with 32 ends and 32 picks per inch, 2/14's warp, bump weft. Many qualities used to be made here, but the trade is now passing to the Continent. -
119 Eiderdown Cloth
A light woollen cloth woven loose and finished with a long nap on both sides for women's and children's wear. Designed to take the place of the knitted style, which is known by the same name. The warp is harder spun than the thick soft spun weft. -
120 Enamelled Cloth
A heavy cotton fabric of coarse yarns closely woven and finished with a glazed finish to imitate leather. Used for carriage and cheap furniture decoration. It is a form of American cloth.
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Cloth — (kl[o^]th; 115), n.; pl. {Cloths} (kl[o^][th]z; 115), except in the sense of garments, when it is {Clothes} (kl[=o]thz or kl[=o]z). [OE. clath cloth, AS. cl[=a][thorn] cloth, garment; akin to D. kleed, Icel. kl[ae][eth]i, Dan. kl[ae]de, cloth, Sw … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cloth measure — Cloth Cloth (kl[o^]th; 115), n.; pl. {Cloths} (kl[o^][th]z; 115), except in the sense of garments, when it is {Clothes} (kl[=o]thz or kl[=o]z). [OE. clath cloth, AS. cl[=a][thorn] cloth, garment; akin to D. kleed, Icel. kl[ae][eth]i, Dan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cloth of gold — Cloth Cloth (kl[o^]th; 115), n.; pl. {Cloths} (kl[o^][th]z; 115), except in the sense of garments, when it is {Clothes} (kl[=o]thz or kl[=o]z). [OE. clath cloth, AS. cl[=a][thorn] cloth, garment; akin to D. kleed, Icel. kl[ae][eth]i, Dan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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