silk (cloth)
81Field of the Cloth of Gold — The Field of Cloth of Gold, also known as the Field of Golden Cloth (French: Le Camp du Drap d Or ) is the name given to a place in Balinghem, between Guînes and Ardres, in France, near Calais. It was the site of a spectacular meeting that took… …
82Tweed (cloth) — Tweed is a rough, unfinished woolen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is made in either plain or twill weave and may have a check or herringbone pattern. Subdued, interesting… …
83Whitchurch Silk Mill — is a watermill on the River Test, located in the town of Whitchurch, Hampshire, England. The mill was constructed in 1815 on a plot of land called Frog Island. The mill is probably on the same site as one of the four mills recorded in the… …
84watered-silk — noun silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern • Syn: ↑moire • Derivationally related forms: ↑moire (for: ↑moire) • Hypernyms: ↑fabric, ↑cloth, ↑ …
85Watered silk — is a type of silk fabric which has been passed through a set of rollers as a fabric finishing process, to give the surface a moiré pattern.Other fabrics can be given the same process.Method of productionMoiré effects are produced from two… …
86Bolting cloth — Bolting Bolt ing, n. 1. A sifting, as of flour or meal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in the Inns of Court. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] {Bolting cloth}, wire, hair, silk, or other sieve cloth of… …
87henrietta cloth — noun see henrietta * * * hen|ri|et|ta «HEHN ree EHT uh», noun, or Henrietta cloth, a soft, lustrous, woolen cloth having a silk warp. It has a twilled face and resembles a fine cashmere. ╂[< Henrietta, a proper name] …
88boulting cloth — or bolting cloth noun A firm silk or nylon fabric with various mesh sizes used for boulting meal or flour, for embroidery, or for photographic enlargements • • • Main Entry: ↑boult …
89mummy-cloth — mummˈy cloth noun 1. Cloth for wrapping a mummy 2. A similar fabric used as a basis for embroidery 3. A fabric like crape with cotton or silk warp and woollen weft • • • Main Entry: ↑mummy …
90co|vert cloth — «KOH vuhrt, KUHV uhrt», a cloth of wool, silk and wool, cotton, or rayon, used for coats, suits, and other clothing …
