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| Afghan |
(l.c.) a knitted or crocheted wool blanket or throw, usu. with a striped or geometric pattern. [1/5 definitions] |
| Angora |
(often l.c.) yarn or fabric made from either of these kinds of hair, often blended with wool. [1/4 definitions] |
| Axminster carpet |
a type of carpet that has a stiff, ribbed jute backing and a long soft pile of cut wool. |
| batting |
sheets of cotton or wool used in padding furniture and filling quilts. [1/2 definitions] |
| bengaline |
a heavy, corded fabric with crosswise ribs of coarse silk, wool, or synthetics, woven with wool or cotton. |
| beret |
a soft, round, flat cap with a close-fitting headband and no visor, usu. made of felt or wool. |
| berlin |
(sometimes cap.) a light soft wool yarn used for gloves. [1/2 definitions] |
| bombazine |
a finely woven twill cloth of silk or rayon with wool, often dyed black for use as mourning clothes. |
| bunting1 |
a light, loose wool or cotton fabric often used to make flags. [1/3 definitions] |
| camel's hair |
a usu. tan cloth made from this hair, often mixed with wool, and used to make coats or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| card2 |
a mechanical device used for combing cotton, wool, or the like in order to remove the shortest fibers prior to spinning. [1/2 definitions] |
| cashmere |
the very fine soft wool growing at the roots of the hair of Kashmir goats. [2 definitions] |
| cassimere |
a twilled or plain wool worsted, used for men's suits. |
| Cheviot |
any of a breed of sheep with short, thick wool. [1/2 definitions] |
| cloth |
material woven of spun threads of cotton, wool, nylon, or the like; fabric. [1/3 definitions] |
| clothes moth |
any of several small moths that lay eggs in wool, fur, or the like, upon which the larvae feed. |
| covert cloth |
a twill cloth made of wool, used for suits and lightweight overcoats. |
| damask |
a fine cloth woven of linen, silk, wool, or cotton with a prominent, elaborate pattern. [1/6 definitions] |
| delaine |
a fine wool used in worsted fabrics. [2 definitions] |
| dermestid |
any of various small, dull-colored beetles that, in both the adult and larval stages, destroy leather, fur, wool, and the like. |
| dhurrie |
a flat Indian rug coarsely woven of cotton or wool. |
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