shoddy material
1shoddy — 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… …
2shoddy — [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… …
3Shoddy — 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,… …
4shoddy — /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,… …
5shoddy — 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… …
6shoddy — 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… …
7material, 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 …
8shoddy — 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 …
9Moritz Bergstein Shoddy Mill and Warehouse — Bergstein, Moritz, Shoddy Mill and Warehouse U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
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