Muslin: alternatives and connections

Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical of which acrolein is the hydride; as, acrylic acid.

An animal of Peru (Lama paco), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama.

of Bag

A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; -- usually dyed in plain colors.

Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.

of Belt

A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garment…

A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction fr…

Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus…

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…

A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillidae).

Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes, shirting ca…

A fine, thin, and white fabric made of flax or linen.

A woven fabric originally made of camel's hair, now chiefly of goat's hair and silk, or of wool and cotton.

A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object, etc. chiefly as a ma…

See Cotton flannel.

A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.

To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with ref…