long clothn.

Brit.

/ˈlɒŋ klɒθ/, U.S.

/ˈlɔŋ ˌklɔθ/,

/ˈlɑŋ ˌklɑθ/

Forms: see long adj.¹ and n.¹ and cloth n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, cloth n.

Etymology: < long adj.¹ + cloth n.

Cloth woven in unusually long pieces, spec. cotton or calico cloth of this kind made in South Asia; a piece of this cloth.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > manufactured in long or short pieces

long clothc1503

short cloth1545

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. xxxix/1 A hole cloth of blewe a cloth of tawny. a longe Clothe of white two. short clothes of white.

1545 Rates Custome House sig. diij One long cloth makyth one shorte cloth and .vii. yardes.

1601 Proclam. Elizabeth I Clothiers Suffolke 7 Feb. (Orders ⁋10) In those parts there are two sorts of Clothes made, the one called a long Cloth, which is to conteine in length betweene xxviii. and xxx. yards, [etc.].

1670 Let. 9 Nov. in Notes & Extr. Govt. Rec. Fort St. George (1871) No. 1. 2 We have continued to supply you with the great stock..in reguard ye Dutch do so fully fall in with the Calicoe trade that they had the last year 50,000 pieces of Long-cloth.

1720 London Gaz. No. 5815/3 A Parcel of long Cloaths white.

1721 C. King Brit. Merchant I. 313 The Long-Cloths exported in that Year make 10,000 of the Pieces.

1788 Calcutta Chron. 31 Jan. For Sale..Some Pieces of fine Chandelle Cambric, Madras Long-cloth, Quarter-cloth, and Izarees.

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 1195 Samples of thick calicoes (called long cloths and Wigans) woven by hand.

1864 J. S. Buckle Manuf. Compend. p. ix 39 inches wide Long Cloth, 36 yards long.

1882 E. A. Floyer Unexplored Baluchistan 46 Long cloths from Dizzak are much prized.

1920 J. Conrad Rescue v. ii. 241 She was stocked with muskets and gunpowder, with bales of longcloth, of cotton prints, of silks.

2005 P. Swarnalatha World of Weaver in N. Coromandel xi. 238 Jandra caste weavers were skilled in weaving long cloth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	long cloth
释义	long clothn. Brit. /ˈlɒŋ klɒθ/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋ ˌklɔθ/, /ˈlɑŋ ˌklɑθ/ Forms: see long adj.¹ and n.¹ and cloth n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, cloth n. Etymology: < long adj.¹ + cloth n. Cloth woven in unusually long pieces, spec. cotton or calico cloth of this kind made in South Asia; a piece of this cloth. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > manufactured in long or short pieces long clothc1503 short cloth1545 c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. xxxix/1 A hole cloth of blewe a cloth of tawny. a longe Clothe of white two. short clothes of white. 1545 Rates Custome House sig. diij One long cloth makyth one shorte cloth and .vii. yardes. 1601 Proclam. Elizabeth I Clothiers Suffolke 7 Feb. (Orders ⁋10) In those parts there are two sorts of Clothes made, the one called a long Cloth, which is to conteine in length betweene xxviii. and xxx. yards, [etc.]. 1670 Let. 9 Nov. in Notes & Extr. Govt. Rec. Fort St. George (1871) No. 1. 2 We have continued to supply you with the great stock..in reguard ye Dutch do so fully fall in with the Calicoe trade that they had the last year 50,000 pieces of Long-cloth. 1720 London Gaz. No. 5815/3 A Parcel of long Cloaths white. 1721 C. King Brit. Merchant I. 313 The Long-Cloths exported in that Year make 10,000 of the Pieces. 1788 Calcutta Chron. 31 Jan. For Sale..Some Pieces of fine Chandelle Cambric, Madras Long-cloth, Quarter-cloth, and Izarees. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 1195 Samples of thick calicoes (called long cloths and Wigans) woven by hand. 1864 J. S. Buckle Manuf. Compend. p. ix 39 inches wide Long Cloth, 36 yards long. 1882 E. A. Floyer Unexplored Baluchistan 46 Long cloths from Dizzak are much prized. 1920 J. Conrad Rescue v. ii. 241 She was stocked with muskets and gunpowder, with bales of longcloth, of cotton prints, of silks. 2005 P. Swarnalatha World of Weaver in N. Coromandel xi. 238 Jandra caste weavers were skilled in weaving long cloth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1503
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