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121rug and carpet — Any decorative textile normally made of a thick material and intended as a floor covering. Floor coverings made of plaited rushes date from the 5th or 4th millennium BC. Carpets were first made in central and western Asia as coverings for earthen …
122fat and oil processing — ▪ chemistry Introduction method by which animal and plant substances are prepared for eating by humans. The oil and fat products used for edible purposes can be divided into two distinct classes: liquid oils, such as olive oil, peanut …
123aba — 1. noun a) A light fabric woven of camel hair or goat hair. Here Nessim would sit night after night in the winter, dressed in his old rust coloured abba, staring gravely at Betelgeuse, or hovering over books of calculations for all the world like …
124Reflex — A reaction that is involuntary. The corneal reflex is the blink that occurs with irritation of the eye. The nasal reflex is a sneeze. * * * 1. An involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the… …
125aba — n. coarse, striped, camel hair or goat hair fabric of Arabia; loose Arab coat …
126camlet — noun Etymology: Middle English cameloit, from Middle French camelot, from Arabic khamlat woolen plush Date: 15th century 1. a. a medieval Asian fabric of camel hair or angora wool b. a European fabric of silk and wool c …
127haircloth — noun Date: 1500 any of various stiff wiry fabrics especially of horsehair or camel hair used for upholstery or for stiffening in garments …
128Abacá — Abacas redirects here, for the mathematical implement, see abacus Abacá Musa textilis Scientific classification Kingdom …
