shiveyadj.
/ˈʃɪvi/ Full of shives (see also quot. 1884).
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bagging1732
super-head1800
burly1805
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Tibet1827
pointy1844
motey1851
blue1884
shivey1884
shafty1891
lofty1909
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [adjective] > having specific surface or texture
look-through1730
antique1826
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fibre-faceda1884
everdamp1888
surface coated1888
boardy1893
shivey1937
1884 W. S. B. McLaren Spinning Woollen & Worsted (ed. 2) 189 In the wool-sorting a good deal can be done, but when wool is full of burrs, seeds, etc., and is what is generally called ‘shivey’, sorting and shaking can do little.
1937 E. J. Labarre Dict. Paper 207/2 Sheave, also spelt shive..are dark specks in the finished paper, due to impurities in raw materials, rags and esparto grass, [etc.].., hence ‘shivery’ or ‘shivey’ paper.
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