WORD
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DESCRIPTION
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gabardine
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closely woven cotton or wool twill
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galatea
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striped cotton
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gambroon
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twilled worsted and cloth
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gazar
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silk organza fabric
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genappe
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smooth worsted yarn
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georgette
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thin silk
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gingham
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striped cotton cloth
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grenadine
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thin silk
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grogram
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coarse loosely woven silk fabric
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grosgrain
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heavy close-woven corded silk
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gulix
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kind of fine linen
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harn
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coarse linen
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herringbone
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twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines
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hodden
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coarse undyed woollen cloth
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holland
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coarse plain-woven cotton or linen
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hopsack
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rough-surfaced loose fabric
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houndstooth
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fabric with an irregular checked pattern
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huckaback
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absorbent cotton or linen used for towels
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jaconet
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stout cotton cloth
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jacquard
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intricately-woven variegated fabric; loom for making jacquard
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jaspe
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cotton or rayon cloth with shaded effect
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jean
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durable twilled cotton material
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jersey
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plain weft-knitted fabric of wool, cotton, nylon or silk
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kalamkari
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fabric coloured by repeated dyeing
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kelt
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coarse fabric made of black and white wool
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kente
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hand-woven African silk fabric
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kersey
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coarse woollen cloth
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kerseymere
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twilled fine wool
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khaddar
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homespun cotton cloth
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kincob
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embroidered silk with gold and silver threads
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lamé
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fabric in which metallic threads are interwoven
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lasting
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sturdy cotton or worsted cloth
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lawn
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fine sheer plain-woven cotton or linen
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leno
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open-woven fabric
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linsey
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coarse linen and wool blend
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linsey-woolsey
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thin coarse fabric of wool and linen
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lockram
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coarse linen
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loden
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heavy waterproof woollen fabric
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lustring
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glossy silk
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lutestring
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plain glossy silk
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mackinaw
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heavy napped and felted wool cloth
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mackintosh
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lightweight rubberized waterproof cotton
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madapollam
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fine cotton cloth
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madras
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fine plain-woven cotton or silk
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marabout
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thin downy silk
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marcella
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cotton or linen in twill weave
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marocain
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ribbed crepe fabric
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marquisette
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sheer meshed cloth
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matelassé
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having a quilted ornamentation; fabric with raised pattern as if quilted
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melton
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strong and smooth heavy woollen cloth
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merino
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soft wool of the merino sheep; any soft merino-like wool or wool and cotton cloth
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messaline
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soft lightweight silk with a satin weave
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mockado
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inferior quality woollen fabric
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mogadore
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ribbed silk used in making neckties
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mohair
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fabric made from silky hair of angora goats
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moire
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watered silk
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moleskin
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heavy durable cotton
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moreen
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stout corded wool or cotton
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mousseline
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fine sheer fabric
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mull
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soft fine sheer cotton or silk fabric
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muslin
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plain-woven fine cotton
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musterdevillers
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archaic mixed grey woollen cloth
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nainsook
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fine cotton fabric
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nankeen
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buff-coloured; durable buff-coloured cotton
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needlecord
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thinly ribbed cotton
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ninon
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silk voile or other thin fabric
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organdie
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fine translucent cotton
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organza
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transparent thin silk or nylon
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orleans
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interwoven cotton and worsted
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osnaburg
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coarse linen or cotton
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ottoman
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heavy clothing fabric with crosswise ribs
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oxford
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soft durable plain-woven cotton
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paduasoy
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corded silk
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paisley
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soft wool fabric with ornamental pattern
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panne
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heavy lustrous silk or rayon with waxy feel
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paramatta
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worsted and cotton blend
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pashmina
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fine goat's wool fabric used for making shawls
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pekin
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fine soft silk
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pellicule
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thin diaphanous fabric
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percale
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closely woven lightweight cloth
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percaline
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glossy lightweight cotton
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perse
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dark blue or bluish-grey; cloth of such a colour
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piqué
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stiff durable corded fabric of cotton, rayon or silk
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platilla
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fine white linen
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plissé
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fabric with puckered finish
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pongee
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thin soft fabric woven from raw silk
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poodle
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coarsely looped or nubby fabric
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poplin
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corded woven silk and worsted
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prunella
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strong and heavy silk or wool
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