| 单词 | greycloth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreycloth greycloth n. unbleached or undyed cloth; cf. grey goods n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > treated or processed in specific way > [noun] > unbleached grey1751 greycloth1794 grey goods1818 greige1874 greige goods1920 1794 Analyt. Rev. July 298 It were to be wished, that some good detail of the process of bleaching were given, together with the experiments of Kirwan on the colouring matter of gray cloth. 1803 A. F. M. Willich & J. Mease Domest. Encycl. (Amer. ed.) I. 301/2 Steep the grey cloth for two or three days, then wash. 1895 London Gaz. 25 June 3624 Shires, Charles James..Greycloth Salesman. 1930 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. 1 Apr. 8/4 Plain greycloth—that is, unbleached cloth, or cloth dyed in the piece. 1959 Listener 9 July 46/2 The weavers manufacture, from the yarn, cloth in an unfinished state, known as grey cloth. 2009 C. B. Kortsch Dress Culture in Late Victorian Women's Fiction ii. 38 Women and children did the carding, spinning, winding, and in some cases, the weaving of plain, cheap greycloth. < as lemmas |
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