Of linen and wool
1Wool — is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, [Australian Wool Corporation, Australian Wool Classing, Raw Wool Services, 1990] of animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of… …
2Wool Act 1699 — The Wool Act of 1699 is an Act of the Parliament of England (11 Will. III c. 13) [long title An Act for continuing severall Laws therein mentioned, and for explaining the Act intituled An Act to prevent the Exportation of Wooll out of the… …
3Linen — is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant, Linum usitatissimum . Linen is labor intensive to manufacture, but when it is made into garments, it is valued for its exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weather. It is superior to… …
4lin|sey-wool|sey — «LIHN zee WUL zee», noun, plural wool|seys. 1. a strong, coarse fabric made of linen and wool or of cotton and wool. 2. Figurative. any poor or incongruous mixture. ╂[Middle English linsey a linen fabric (< lin , Old English līn linen) +… …
5wool — woollike, adj. /wool/, n. 1. the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property. 2. fabrics and garments of such wool. 3. yarn …
6Wool — One of the first material used for making woven cloth (Lev. 13:47, 48, 52, 59; 19:19). The first fruit of wool was to be offered to the priests (Deut. 18:4). The law prohibiting the wearing of a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen …
7wool — Synonyms and related words: Aralac, Avisco, Celanese, Chemstrand, Dacron, Dynel, Lastex, Manila, Orlon, Terylene, Velon, Vicara, acetate rayon, alpaca, angora, bast, blubber, breeze, bristle, butter, capillament, cashmere, cilium, clay, cloth,… …
8History of clothing and textiles — Ladies making silk, early 12th century painting by Emperor Huizong of Song (a remake of an 8th century original by artist Zhang Xuan), illustrates silk fabric manufacture in China. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and …
9rug and carpet — Any decorative textile normally made of a thick material and intended as a floor covering. Floor coverings made of plaited rushes date from the 5th or 4th millennium BC. Carpets were first made in central and western Asia as coverings for earthen …
10Shaw and Crompton — Coordinates: 53°34′37″N 2°05′31″W / 53.577°N 2.092°W / 53.577; 2.092 …
