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Journal of the House of Lords
… by the most experienced Spinners to reel Silk fit for the Fabric of Organzines from these Cocoones; but after every …
Journal of the House of Lords
… will all obtain high Prices. Is not some Silk of stronger Fabric than other Silk? Some Silk is of stronger Fabric than other Silk; but the weak Fabric, if equally level in its Thread all the Way through, …
Journal of the House of Lords
… of Cotton and Silk Cloths, and the finer Articles of the Fabric of Indian Looms, have been very much superseded by our …
Journal of the House of Lords
… People? Exactly so; similar to the Chinese, but finer in Fabric. You state that the Chinese Cottons are, taking …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Since a glossy finish was part of the nature of this fabric, 'glossy' has not been noted as a descriptor, but … of use: 1649 as an adjective denoting fashion, 1676 as a fabric Found described as BLACK, BROAD, FLOWERED, FOREIGN, de … (1784)]. Each of the two alternatives suggests that the fabric came from the Middle East. It has been noted only once …
Survey of London
… were signed by Henry Holland, who doubtless supervised the fabric of the building when it was first being brought into …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Chapel is unknown, but worked stones probably from its fabric have been found. Two carved heads now built into …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… though it is generally easy to distinguish the two as the fabric was measured by the ELL, and the metal by the OZ or … of origin. Montgomery suggests it was originally a STRIPED fabric of COTTON and SILK mixture, but those from other parts …
A History of the County of London
… the Virgin Mary, and St. Anthony, and gave alms to the fabric of the chapel and the maintenance of the sick and …