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A History of the County of Northampton
… rapid. Besides the woollen trade already alluded to, silk, plush and ribbon weaving, linen making, lace making and wool …
A History of the County of Worcester
… the land has been put down to grass. At one time shag or plush weaving was largely carried on at Shipston-on-Stour, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and in the early 19th century several men were involved in plush weaving, for which Banbury was a centre. 233 In 1841 there were 2 plush weavers and 7 weavers, but by 1861 none remained. … Bod. V/9, p. 94. V.C.H. Oxon. x. 678; R. P. Beckinsale, 'Plush industry of Oxon.' Oxoniensia, xxviii. 5763. P.R.O., HO …
A History of the County of Oxford
… been working for Banbury masters or for the Wrench firm of plush-makers, who also manufactured corduroys. Plush- or shag-weaving was an established industry in the … 23 men in his factory. Four were described as weavers of plush and hair and 19 as plush-weavers. 551 By 1885 when …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1690s. 244 In 1851, however, a rope- and cloth-maker, a plush-weaver, and a lace-maker were the only unusual …
A History of the County of Oxford
… were 2 masons, a lacemaker, a glover, a cork-seller, 2 plush-weavers, and a linen-weaver. 234 At the end of the 19th …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… French 'felpe', meaning 'peluche' in modern French, and PLUSH in English. 'Cheyney' comes from the French 'chaine' … used for both WARP and WEFT. Hence Philip and Cheyney is a Plush on a ground of all warp yarns. By the Dutch it was … 1670s it appears to have gone out of fashion, though other plush fabrics remained in vogue, as did stuffs simply termed …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… incorporates two distinct parts, Piddletrenthide and Plush. The old parish of Piddletrenthide, with an area of … been partly enclosed in the 17th century, if not earlier. Plush, a large tithing on the N.E., with an area of 816 … been a detached part of Buckland Newton. The S. part of Plush is a deep valley of Chalk and Greensand draining S. …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Plague water - Plush Plague water [plague-water] A name given to a variety … Acts, Inventories (early). References: Kerridge (1985). Plush [plwsh; plushing] A TEXTILE or a kind of CLOTH, plush was made of SILK or HAIR, COTTON or WOOL or other …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wesleyans; also a school partly supported by endowment. Plush PLUSH, a tything, in the parish and hundred of …