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1 Silence Cloth
A table cover for use under the white cloth, usually 54-in. to 64-in. wide and 60-in. to 140-in. long, made in damask designs, reversible, and from coarse cotton yarns. Used as a padding cloth. -
2 Gala Cloth
A coarse plain cotton cloth piece-dyed, and used for rough house garments in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Resembles Osnaburg. -
3 Egyptian Cloth
An open canvas fabric made of coarse cotton yarns and used for wool embroidery. -
4 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 -
5 Negro Cloth
A cheap and very coarse plain weave hemp cloth, often mixed with cotton, imported by America from England during the 17th and 18th centuries and used for clothing for the negro slaves. At the beginning of the 19th century when American mills began to make the cloth, some of them used coarse wool for weft which they imported from Smyrna. -
6 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. -
7 Kaffir Sheeting Cloth
A heavy cotton fabric made from coarse low-grade cotton yarns and used by the natives in South Africa for clothing. The short length pieces have fancy coloured headings and are usually shipped in the loom state. There are few ends and picks per inch, and 8's to 16's yarns are used in a 2 & 2 twill weave.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Kaffir Sheeting Cloth
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8 Monks' Cloth
A heavy all-cotton fabric woven in a basket weave from coarse and rough yarns, 49/50-in. wide. The cloth is a heavy canvas. Sometimes a flax, jute, or hemp yarn is used as weft, either natural colour, or brown, blue or green dyed. Used for furnishings. Also known as Abbot-Cloister, Druid or Friar cloth. -
9 Ripple Cloth
All-wool fabrics woven from coarse wool yarns. The face is raised and finished so that the fibres are grouped together to form ripples or waves. As the raising has a tendency to weaken the yarn, only good strong wool yarns should be used. It is the special finishing process that makes the cloth. Used for dressing gowns. There are cotton imitations, but these are very inferior to wool ripple cloth. -
10 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. -
11 Himalaya Cloth
A plain weave cotton fabric woven on an ordinary plain loom using specially spun weft. A check appearance is given to the cloth by coarse picks of 8 to 12 threads being woven at irregular intervals. The base weft will be 28's and after about 20 yards of 28's have been spun an extra roving is added for 8 to 12 yards, making the weft much thicker, equivalent to about 6's. At places the heavier weft may begin or end in the middle of a pick. Usually 34-in. wide 90 yards, 72 ends and 36 picks per inch, 20's T., 28's/6's W. The weft yam may be termed an elongated slub. -
12 Rongomy Cloth
A strong, coarse cloth, made in Madagascar from the native brown cotton. Woven on hand looms and consumed locally. -
13 Alligator Cloth
A trade name for a coarse, plain weave cotton fabric which is finished to imitate alligator skin, by coating with varnish. Used in the manufacture of cheap suitcases and upholstery. -
14 Bump Cloth
A heavy, coarse, plain weave fabric made of medium counts cotton warp and bump yarn weft. It is used for cleaning cloths, and for export to West Africa. Made from 40-in. to 50-in., about 24 X 14 per inch, 20's/80's bump weft (80 yards per ounce) -
15 manta
f.1 blanket.manta eléctrica electric blanket2 manta ray (fish).3 poncho.4 calico.* * *1 (gen) blanket1 familiar (perezoso) lazybones\liarse la manta a la cabeza to take the plunge, throw caution to the windtirar de la manta to let the cat out of the bagmanta de palos familiar thrashingmanta de viaje travelling rugmanta eléctrica electric blanket* * *noun f.* * *ISF1) [para taparse] blanketa manta —
manta de viaje — travelling rug, traveling rug (EEUU)
3) * (=paliza) hidingles dieron una buena manta de palos — they gave them a good hiding o beating with a stick
4) (Zool) manta rayII *1.ADJ bone-idle2.SMF idler, slacker3.SF idleness* * *I1) ( de cama) blanketa manta — (Esp)
liarse la manta a la cabeza — (Esp) to throw caution to the wind
tirar de la manta — to reveal the truth
2) (Chi) ( poncho) poncho3) (Méx) ( tela) a coarse muslin-like cloth, calico (BrE)IImasculino (Esp fam) layabout (colloq), bum (AmE colloq)* * *= blanket.Ex. A bottle containing blanket wash solvent is incorporated in the machine and the process is activated by depressing and holding a lever.----* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* llover a mantas = hammer + it down with rain, teem with + rain, lash + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, chuck + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, tip + it down with rain, rain + cats and dogs, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.* manta de pelo = hair coat.* manta eléctrica = electric blanket.* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.* * *I1) ( de cama) blanketa manta — (Esp)
liarse la manta a la cabeza — (Esp) to throw caution to the wind
tirar de la manta — to reveal the truth
2) (Chi) ( poncho) poncho3) (Méx) ( tela) a coarse muslin-like cloth, calico (BrE)IImasculino (Esp fam) layabout (colloq), bum (AmE colloq)* * *= blanket.Ex: A bottle containing blanket wash solvent is incorporated in the machine and the process is activated by depressing and holding a lever.
* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* llover a mantas = hammer + it down with rain, teem with + rain, lash + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, chuck + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, tip + it down with rain, rain + cats and dogs, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.* manta de pelo = hair coat.* manta eléctrica = electric blanket.* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.* * *A (de cama) blankethay restaurantes a manta there are hundreds of restaurantsliarse la manta a la cabeza ( Esp); to throw caution to the windtirar de la manta to reveal the truthtenía miedo de que alguien tirara de la manta she was afraid someone would reveal o tell the truthCompuestos:● manta apagafuegos or ignífugafire blankettravel rug, travelling rug ( BrE)electric blanketB( Zool) tb manta raya devilfish, manta rayCompuesto:( Méx) muslin* * *
manta sustantivo femenino
1 ( de cama) blanket
2 (Chi) ( poncho) poncho
3 (Méx) ( tela) a coarse muslin-like cloth, calico (BrE)
manta
I sustantivo femenino
1 blanket
2 fam (gran cantidad) le dio una manta de sopapos, he gave her a beating
II mf fam (torpe) clumsy o useless person
' manta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- encima
- envolverse
- tender
- abrigo
- airear
- cobija
- cubrir
- envolver
- envuelto
- escocés
- picar
English:
beat out
- blanket
- electric blanket
- game
- shake
- electric
- rug
- tuck
* * *manta1 nf1. [abrigo] blanket;liarse la manta a la cabeza to take the plunge;tirar de la manta to let the cat out of the bagmanta eléctrica electric blanket2. [pez] manta raymanta de cielo muslinllovía a manta it was pouring down;han cosechado éxitos a manta they have had loads of hits7.CDs de manta bootleg CDsmanta2 nmfEsp Fam [persona] idler, Br layabout;ser un manta to be a waste of space;hacer el manta [vaguear] to bum around* * *fI blanket;a manta fam in abundance;tirar de la manta fig uncover the truth;liarse la manta a la cabeza fig fam throw caution to the windII m/f:ser un manta famfig be a lazy so-and-so fam* * *manta nf1) cobija, frazada: blanket2) : poncho* * *manta n blanket -
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17 Nessel
fnettlem1. (untreated) cotton2. coarse cotton clothm[Stoff]untreated cotton cloth -
18 Khodia
A coarse cotton cloth used for bedding in Madras. Native made and usually of Indian cotton. KHOKLIBANGA COTTON - A variety of East Indian cotton having a yellowish, but good strong staple. -
19 Cambayes
A coarse cotton cloth made in Bengal as an imitation linen. Plain weave, about 32 X 36 per inch, 12's/14's, rough cotton yarns spun from Indian cotton. -
20 Reza
Coarse, cotton cloth, woven on hand looms in Jeypore, Rajgarh in Ulwar, and Rewari in Delhi, and printed in Beawar, India. Homespun yarn is used, plain weave and low reed and pick. The cloth is very irregular.
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