fine scarlet cloth

  • 1Scarlet (cloth) — Scarlet was a type of fine and expensive woollen cloth common in Medieval England.The name derives from the Latin scarlata , and that again from the Persian saqirlat . The weaving technique also had its origin in Central Asia, and made the cloth… …

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  • 2scarlet — (n.) mid 13c., rich cloth (often, but not necessarily, bright red in color), from an aphetic form of O.Fr. escarlate (12c., Mod.Fr. écarlate), from M.L. scarlatum scarlet, cloth of scarlet (Cf. It. scarlatto, Sp. escarlate), probably via a Middle …

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  • 3Scarlet — Type of fine, rich quality English cloth, much valued on the continent; famously made in Stamford in Lincolnshire from the 12c. This cloth was not necessarily scarlet in colour: the term indicated its type and richness. Only later, by… …

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  • 4fine — fine1 W1S1 [faın] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(acceptable)¦ 2¦(healthy)¦ 3¦(very good)¦ 4¦(weather)¦ 5¦(narrow)¦ 6¦(delicate)¦ 7¦(small)¦ 8¦(bad)¦ 9¦(speech/words)¦ 10 a fine man/woman etc …

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  • 5scarlet — fine cloth Fabric and Cloth …

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  • 6Cloth of gold — This article is about the fabric. For the snail, see Conus textile. For the 16th century event, see Field of Cloth of Gold. Cloth of gold is a fabric woven with a gold wrapped or spun weft referred to as a spirally spun gold strip . In most cases …

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  • 7Altar cloth — Altar covered with white altar cloths. An (altar cloth) is used by various religious groups to cover an altar. Christianity, ancient Judaism, and Buddhism are among the world religions that use altar cloths. Because many altars are made of wood… …

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  • 8Joseph Collett — Infobox Governor name = Joseph Collett order = office = President of Fort St George (Madras) term start = 8 January 1717 term end = 18 January 1720 lieutenant = predecessor = Edward Harrison successor = Francis Hastings birth date = 1673 birth… …

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  • 9ecarlate — fine woollen cloth, usually dyed scarlet Fabric and Cloth …

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  • 10Court uniform and dress — Court dressOn formal royal occasions in monarchies the dress worn by those present has in the past been prescribed by official regulations. Court dress (as distinguished from court uniform mentioned in the section below) is worn by all men not… …

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