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shoddy material

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  • shoddy — s.n. Material fibros obţinut prin destrămarea resturilor de fire şi de ţesături de lână, folosit ca amestec în filatura de lână cardată. [pr.: şódi] cuv. engl. Trimis de LauraGellner, 22.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  SHODDY [ŞODI] s. n. material… …   Dicționar Român

  • shoddy — [shäd′ē] n. pl. shoddies [19th c. < ?] 1. a) an inferior woolen yarn made from fibers taken from used fabrics and reprocessed b) cheap woolen cloth made from this 2. anything of less worth or quality than it seems to have; esp., an inferior… …   English World dictionary

  • Shoddy — Shod dy, n. [Perhaps fr. {Shed}, v. t.; as meaning originally, waste stuff shed or thrown off; cf. dial. shod to shed, and E. {Shed} a parting, separation, {Shode} a parting.] 1. A fibrous material obtained by deviling, or tearing into fibers,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shoddy — /ˈʃɒdi / (say shodee) noun (plural shoddies) 1. a fibrous material obtained by shredding woollen rags or waste. 2. anything inferior made to resemble what is of superior quality; anything inferior but pretentious. 3. pretence, as in art,… …  

  • shoddy — shoddily, adv. shoddiness, n. /shod ee/, adj., shoddier, shoddiest, n., pl. shoddies. adj. 1. of poor quality or inferior workmanship: a shoddy bookcase. 2. intentionally rude or inconsiderate; shabby: shoddy behavior. n. 3. a fibrous material… …   Universalium

  • shoddy — 1. adjective /ʃɒdi/ Being of poor quality or construction Do not settle for shoddy knives if you are serious about cooking. 2. noun /ʃɒdi/ A low grade cloth made from by products of wool processing, or from recycled wool. To fill contracts for… …   Wiktionary

  • material, matériel — The more common of these words, material (muh TIR ruhl) means matter, substance, constituent element. Matériel (muh TEER i el) is usually limited to equipment or supplies and is distinguished from personnel (people). The material in this dress is …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • shoddy — Any material which has been spun into yarn, knit or woven into fabric, and subsequently cut up, torn up, broken up, or ground up. Weaver v Palmer Bros. Co. 270 US 402, 409, 70 L Ed 659, 661, 46 S Ct 318. Cheap and inferior merchandise …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Moritz Bergstein Shoddy Mill and Warehouse — Bergstein, Moritz, Shoddy Mill and Warehouse U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

  • Wu-Tang Clan — Infobox musical artist Name = Wu Tang Clan Img capt = Members of the Wu Tang Clan and their affiliates performing at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore. From left: Mathematics (background), Inspectah Deck, Streetlife, U God, Cappadonna (crouched),… …   Wikipedia

  • ticky-tacky — I. noun also ticky tack (plural ticky tackies; also ticky tacks) Etymology: reduplication of tacky Date: 1962 sleazy or shoddy material used especially in the construction of look alike tract houses; also something built of ticky tacky II.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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