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crewels
crewels, n. pl. Sc. (ˈkruːəlz) Also cruels. [f. F. écrouelles scrofula.] The king's evil, scrofula.1660 J. Lamont Diary (1815) 154 (Jam.) The Lady Balcleuch..had the cruells in hir arme. 1721 Wodrow Hist. II. 445 (Jam.) His right hand and right knee broke out in a running sore, called the cruels. 18... Oxford English Dictionary
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arrasene
arrasene (ærəˈsiːn) [f. arras.] An embroidery material of wool and silk which is stitched into a fabric in the same way as crewels.1881 Girls' Own P. 29 Jan. 288/1 Arrasene work is not the same as crewel; the material is a kind of woollen chenille. 1881 N.Y. Art Interch. 27 Oct. 90/1 Silver-gray sat... Oxford English Dictionary
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crewel-work
ˈcrewel-work lit. Work done with crewels or worsted yarns; applied to a species of embroidery which became fashionable about 1860, in which a design is worked in worsted on a background of linen or cloth.1863 E. J. May Stronges of N. 13 In one of the windows by a small table, occupied in some crewel... Oxford English Dictionary
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darner
darner (ˈdɑːnə(r)) [-er.] 1. One who darns.1611 Cotgr., Rentraieur, a Seamster..or Dearner. 1837 H. Martineau Soc. Amer. III. 149 The humble stocking-darner. 1841 Lane Arab. Nts. III. 177 He took [the veil] forth from the shop, and gave it to the darner. 2. a. A darning-needle.1882 in Caulfeild & Sa... Oxford English Dictionary
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scrofula
scrofula (ˈskrɒfjʊlə) Also 5–9 scrophula, 6 skurfula, 7–8 schrophula; pl. 5–7 scrophule, 7 scrofulæ. [In early use pl. after late L. scrōfulæ swelling of the glands, dim. of scrōfa breeding sow (supposed to be subject to the disease: cf. the use of Gr. χοιράδες, pl. of χοιράς like a hog's back). Lat... Oxford English Dictionary
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crewel
▪ I. crewel, n.1 (ˈkruːəl) Forms: 5–6 crule, 6 crewle, crulle, cruele, croole, croylle, (crue, crewe), 6–7 crewell, 6–8 cruel(l, 7– crewel. [Of obscure origin: app. the earliest forms were monosyllabic, crule, crewle, croole, some of which are still dialectal. Connexion with crull, s.w. dial. form o... Oxford English Dictionary
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feather-stitch
ˈfeather-stitch A kind of stitch in ornamental needlework, producing a decorated zigzag line. (See quot. 1882.)1835 Court Mag. VI. xiii/1 Indian muslin pelerine, embroidered in feather-stitch. 1882 Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework, Feather Stitch. The two varieties of this stitch are the Opus Plu... Oxford English Dictionary
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assortment
assortment (əˈsɔːtmənt) [f. assort v. + -ment; cf. F. assortiment, It. assortimento.] 1. The action of assorting; assorted condition; arrangement or classification into classes or kinds.1611 Cotgr., Proprieté..a handsome or comelie assortment. 1714 R. Johnson Noctes Nottingh. 8 (T.) Of better direct... Oxford English Dictionary
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antimacassar
antimacassar (ˌæntɪməˈkæsə(r)) [f. anti- 6 + macassar, proprietary name of a kind of hair-oil.] a. A covering thrown over cushions, sofas, chairs, etc. to protect them from grease in the hair, or other soiling, or merely as an ornament.1852 Lady's Newsp. XI. 36 Anti-maccassar Materials..crochet cott... Oxford English Dictionary
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dressing
ˈdressing, vbl. n. [f. dress v. + -ing1.] 1. a. The action of the vb. dress, in various senses.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 131/2 Dressynge, directio. 1526 Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 201 b, The spouse..hath many women to adorne and dresse her, and yet she werketh with them to her owne dressynge. 1617 Hiero... Oxford English Dictionary
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