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A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals.

in finishing cloth. Burling iron, a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used in burling woolen cloth.

A glossy woolen stuff, plain, striped, or checked. "a gay calamanco waistcoat." Tatler.

To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, etc. Ure.

threnus scrophulariæ), which, in the larval state, does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; -- also called buffalo bug. -- Carpet knight. (a) A knight who enjoys ease and security, or luxury, and has not known the hardships of the field; a hero of the drawing room; an effeminate person. Shak. (b) One made…

ich the fulminate is contained in a rim surrounding its base. -- Cartridge bag, a bag of woolen cloth, to hold a charge for a cannon. -- Cartridge belt, a belt having pocket for cartridges. -- Cartridge box, a case, usually of leather, attached to a belt or strap, for holding cartridges. -- Cartridge paper. (a) A t…

A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men's garments. [Written also kerseymere.]

A soft and delicate woolen, or woolen and silk, fabric, for ladies' dresses. [Written also chally.]

A woolen fabric, for men's clothing.

A heavy, longnapped, tufted woolen cloth.

us material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adapted to be made into garments; specifically, woolen fabrics, as distinguished from all others.

genus Tinea. The most common species (T. flavifrontella)is yellowish white. The larvæ eat woolen goods, furs, feathers, etc. They live in tubular cases made of the material upon which they feed, fastened together with silk.

A knit woolen tippet, long and narrow. [U. S.] The American schoolboy takes off his comforter and unbuttons his jacket before going in for a snowball fight. Pop. Sci. Monthly.

A kind of woolen material for women's skrits.

A kind of very coarse woolen blanket.

A fabric with cotton warp and woolen weft.

Acoarse woolen fabric made of daglocks, or the refuse of wool. "Under coverlets made of dagswain." Holinshed.

A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; -- made for furniture covering and hangings.

A kind of woolen or mixed dress goods. [Written also debage.]

e larvæ of which feed animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats, skins, woolens, and furs. The most common species is D. lardarius, known as the bacon beetle.