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† ˈGhenting Obs.
Also gentin(g.
[f. Ghent (see prec.) a city in Belgium (Flanders) + -ing. Cf. cambric.]
A kind of linen, originally made at Ghent. Also attrib.
a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew s.v. Wiper, He Pickt⁓pockets of a broad, or narrow, Ghenting, Cambrick, or Colour'd Handkerchief. 1712E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea 363, 2 Bales of Ghenting. 1721C. King Brit. Merch. I. 284 Gentins 2021 Pieces. 1750Lond. Mag. 341 To encourage the consumption of ghentings, cambricks, &c. |