Hackle: alternatives and connections

Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus.

A kind of silk lace originally of the color of raw silk, now sometimes dyed; -- called also blond lace.

An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving…

One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc.

A thin stuff made of the finest wool or silk, or of wool and silk.

Damask silk; silk woven with an elaborate pattern of flowers and the like.

The act of rubbing, smoothing, or dressing; a dressing off smooth with an adz.

A reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also, an establishment for reeling silk.

Made of flax; resembling flax or its fibers; of the color of flax; of a light soft straw color; fair and flowing, like flax or tow; as…

A thin, washable material of silk, or silk and cotton, originally imported from India, but now also made elsewhere.

A curl of hair or silk; a pad of frizzed hair or silk worn by women under the hair to stuff it out.

A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze.

A coarse stuff made of silk and mohair, or of coarse silk.

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