 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1822 - Počet stránok 618
...coarse kind of white cloth of a loose texture, but of still more incredible durability than the last, the life of one person being seldom sufficient to wear out a garment made of it. It is used not only for clothing, but for packing fine cloths, &c. Some manufacturers in... | |
 | William Milburn - 1825 - Počet stránok 646
...soft, and white or yellowish ; and the filament so exceedingly delicate, as to render it impracticable to wind off the silk : it is therefore spun like cotton....seemingly loose texture, but of incredible durability. Its uses are for clothing for both men and women ; and it will wear constantly ten, fifteen, or twenty... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1832 - Počet stránok 960
...remarkably soft and white, or yellowish ; the filament so exceedingly delicate as to render it impracticable to wind off the silk : it is therefore spun like cotton....person being seldom sufficient to wear out a garment made of it ; so that the same piece descends from mother to daughter. " ' Since I last wrote to you/... | |
 | 1826 - Počet stránok 490
...difficult to wind off the silk, it is spun like cotton, and possesses durability almost incredible, the life of one person being seldom sufficient to wear out a garment of it. Its texture and composition must be very different from common silk, as it will not bear washing in... | |
 | 1832 - Počet stránok 486
...cloth, of a seemingly loose texture, but of such extreme durability, that the life of one person is seldom sufficient to wear out a garment of it ; so that the same piece frequently descends from parent to child. It must always be washed in cold water.t * The tusseh silk-worm... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1832 - Počet stránok 392
...cloth, of a seemingly loose texture, but of such extreme durability that the life of one person is seldom sufficient to wear out a garment of it ; so that the same piece frequently descends from parent to child. It must always be washed in cold water, t The only other... | |
 | James Rennie, John Obadiah Westwood - 1835 - Počet stránok 332
...impracticable to wind it off; it is therefore spun like cotton. The yarn thus manufactured is woven into a coarse kind of white cloth, of a seemingly...person being seldom sufficient to wear out a garment made of it, so that the same piece descends from mother to daughter. The manner of spinning the cocoon... | |
 | 1837 - Počet stránok 732
...wound off, but people were obliged to spin it like cotton. " It gives a cloth of seemingly loose coarse texture, but of incredible durability ; the life of...person being seldom sufficient to wear out a garment made of it, so that the same piece descends from mother to daughter." — (Atkinson'» letter to Roxburgh.)... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1846 - Počet stránok 642
...coarse kind of white cloth of a loose texture, but of still more incredible durability than the last, the life of one person being seldom sufficient to wear out a garment made of it. It is used not only for clothing, but for packing fine cloths, &-c. Some manufacturers... | |
 | William Jardine - 1852 - Počet stránok 368
...communit). The filament of the cocoon is so exceedingly delicate as to render it impracticable to wind ofl' the silk ; it is therefore spun like cotton. The "...person being seldom sufficient to wear out a garment made of it ; so that the same piece descends from mother to daughter. Dr. Roxburgh's correspondents... | |
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The yarn thus manufactured, is wove into a coarse kind of white cloth, of a seemingly loose texture, but of incredible durability, the life of one person being seldom sufficient to wear out a garment made of it ; so that the same piece descends from mother... 
