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| armband |
a cloth band worn around the upper arm as a badge of rank, membership, or the like, or as a symbol, as of mourning. |
| badge |
a piece of metal, cloth, or other material worn to signify a particular membership, rank, occupation, or accomplishment. [1/3 definitions] |
| bag |
a flexible container, usu. made of cloth, paper, or leather, and used to hold things; sack; pouch. [1/11 definitions] |
| baize |
a woolen cloth similar to felt, usu. green and mainly used to cover billiard tables. |
| balbriggan |
a knitted cotton cloth used in underwear, pajamas, and the like. |
| baldachin |
a portable cloth canopy used in religious services. [1/3 definitions] |
| banner |
a piece of cloth, usu. with a motto or emblem and mounted on a staff, representing a person, organization, or cause. [2/6 definitions] |
| barracks bag |
a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth, usu. with a drawstring, used to contain a soldier's personal belongings; duffel bag. |
| beading |
lacelike looped edging, or openwork lace trimming through which a ribbon can be run, as on a garment or cloth furnishings. [1/4 definitions] |
| beanbag |
a small cloth bag with dried beans or pellets sealed inside, used as a plaything. [1/2 definitions] |
| beetle2 |
to finish or stamp (cloth) with a beetling machine. [1/3 definitions] |
| belt |
a strip of cloth, leather, or other material worn around the waist. [1/11 definitions] |
| bib |
a piece of cloth tied under the chin and worn esp. by babies to protect the clothing during a meal. [1/2 definitions] |
| billiards |
(used with a sing. verb) a game played on a cloth-covered rectangular table that has a cushioned rim, in which players use a long cue stick to drive hard balls against one another or into pockets at the edges and corners of the table. (Cf. pool2.) |
| blindfold |
to cover the eyes with a strip of cloth or bandage. [2/4 definitions] |
| bodkin |
a small tool with a sharp point for punching holes in cloth or leather. [1/3 definitions] |
| bombazine |
a finely woven twill cloth of silk or rayon with wool, often dyed black for use as mourning clothes. |
| bonnet |
a traditional women's cloth hat with a brim and fastened beneath the chin with ribbons, now worn primarily by infants. [1/6 definitions] |
| box spring |
a cloth-covered bedspring having rows of individual but connected helical springs inside a boxlike frame. |
| braid |
to weave together three or more strands or strips of (hair, cloth, or the like), forming one narrow, ropelike length; plait. [3/5 definitions] |
| buff1 |
a stick or wheel covered with a soft cloth or piece of leather, used for cleaning or polishing. [2/8 definitions] |
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