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1 Kikois (Africa)
A cloth similar to loongyes, but made in stripes only, about 32-in to 40-in. wide and 4 yards to 8 yards long. Often the cloth is woven with coloured borders. The qualities vary considerably. Some are made with silk borders for the use of wealthier natives. One quality is made with 60 ends and 56 picks per inch, 32's T., 32's W., cotton yarns, and the crammed border is 2/40's colour. The body of the cloth is grey except for a narrow stitch stripe down the middle. The borders have yellow, black and red stripes.
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