woolen stuff

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• stuff — [stuf] n. [ME stoffe < OFr estoffe < estoffer, prob. < Gr styphein, to pull together, tighten < styppe, tow, coarse cloth of flax or hemp: see STOP] 1. the material or substance out of which anything is or can be made; raw material 2 …   English World dictionary

• Kambojas of Yaska — Yaska Acharya was a celebrated Sanskrit scholar and grammarian of the seventh century BCE. He wrote a well known etymological work on important ancient Sanskrit words, which is popularly known as Nirukta [http://www.hindunet.org/hindu… …   Wikipedia

• Calamanco — Cal a*man co (k[a^]l [.a]*m[a^][ng] k[ o]), n. [LL. calamancus, calamacus; cf. camelaucum; a head covering made of camel s hair, NGr. kamelay kion, and F. calmande a woolen stuff.] A glossy woolen stuff, plain, striped, or checked. A gay… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• A wet blanket — Blanket Blan ket, n. [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop. white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of white pear, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.] 1. A heavy,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Blanket — Blan ket, n. [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop. white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of white pear, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.] 1. A heavy, loosely woven …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Blanket sheet — Blanket Blan ket, n. [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop. white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of white pear, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.] 1. A heavy,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stammel — Stam mel, n. [OF. estamel; cf. OF. estamet a coarse woolen cloth, LL. stameta a kind of cloth, the same as staminea, and OF. estame a woolen stuff. See {Stamin}.] 1. A kind of woolen cloth formerly in use. It seems to have been often of a red… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• baize — noun a) A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; usually dyed in plain colors. my goods being all English manufacture, such as cloths, stuffs, baize, and things particularly valuable and desirable in the country, I found means to sell them to a… …   Wiktionary

• Albizzia Julibrissin — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bombyx mori — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Calliandra trinervia — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English