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101Zephyr yarn — Zephyr eph yr, n. [L. zephyrus, Gr. ?, akin to ? darkness, the dark side, west: cf. F. z[ e]phyr.] The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze. Soft the zephyr blows. Gray. [1913 Webster] As gentle As zephyrs blowing below the violet.… …
102Mary Linwood — Mary Linwood, oil on canvas, about 1800, John Hoppner Born 1755 Birmingham Died 1845 London Nationality …
103wor|sted — «WUR stihd, WUS tihd», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a firmly twisted thread or yarn made of long stapled wool. 2. a cloth made from such thread or yarn. 3. a fine, soft woolen yarn for knitting, crocheting, and needlework. –adj. made of worsted.… …
104Crape — Detail of a Kimono Crape (an Anglicized version of the Fr. crêpe [1]) is a silk, wool, or polyester fabric of a gauzy texture, having a peculiar crisp or crimpy appearance. (The word crape is also used as an Anglicized spelling of …
105Field slaves — By no means was there anything lucky about being a slave. However, as in society, there were different classes of slaves. Lower class slaves would be considered the field slaves, and the upper class slaves being the house slaves. Just as the name …
106India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
107fabric — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cloth, textile, material, tissue; structure, framework. See production, materials, crossing, texture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Material] Syn. cloth, textile, stuff; see cloth . 2. [Basic structure] Syn …
108Canvas — Can vas, n. [OE. canvas, canevas, F. canevas, LL. canabacius hempen cloth, canvas, L. cannabis hemp, fr. G. ?. See {Hemp}.] 1. A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; used for tents, sails, etc. [1913 Webster] By glimmering lanes and walls… …
109Norwich — For other places with the same name, see Norwich (disambiguation). City of Norwich Norwich city centre …
110Lancashire Cotton Famine — An 1862 newspaper illustration showing people waiting in line for food and coal tickets at a district Provident Society office The Lancashire Cotton Famine, also known as The Cotton Famine or the Cotton Panic (1861–1865), was a depression in the… …
