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Annates
n. pl. · 78% connection
The first year's profits of a spiritual preferment, anciently paid by the clergy to the pope; first fruits. In England, they now form…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Armorican
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France (formerly called Armorica, now Bretagne or Brittany), or to its people.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Batiste
noun · 78% connection
Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Blackmail
noun · 78% connection
A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Blancard
noun · 78% connection
A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanches before it is woven.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Breton
noun · 78% connection
A native or inhabitant of Brittany, or Bretagne, in France; also, the ancient language of Brittany; Armorican.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Buckram
noun · 78% connection
A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Butlerage
noun · 78% connection
A duty of two shillings on every tun of wine imported into England by merchant strangers; -- so called because paid to the king's butl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Byssus
noun · 78% connection
A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Cambrasine
noun · 78% connection
A kind of linen cloth made in Egypt, and so named from its resemblance to cambric.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Charpie
noun · 78% connection
Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth; -- used for surgical dressings.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Chouan
noun · 78% connection
One of the royalist insurgents in western France (Brittany, etc.), during and after the French revolution.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Cloth
noun · 78% connection
A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adap…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Corporale
adjective · 78% connection
A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Crash
noun · 78% connection
Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Dornock
noun · 78% connection
A coarse sort of damask, originally made at Tournay (in Flemish, Doornick), Belgium, and used for hangings, carpets, etc. Also, a stou…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Dowlas
noun · 78% connection
A coarse linen cloth made in the north of England and in Scotland, now nearly replaced by calico.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
Flax
noun · 78% connection
A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flow…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: linen, cloth, anciently, england, originally.
