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organzine
▪ I. organzine, n. (ˈɔːgənziːn) Also 7–8 organcine, 8 organsine. [a. F. organsin (1667 in Littré), ad. It. organzino, of unknown origin.] The strongest and best kind of silk thread, formed of several strands twisted together in the contrary direction to that in which their component filaments are tw...
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organza
organza (ɔːˈgænzə) [ad. F. organsin, It. organzino: see organzine.] A thin stiff transparent dress-fabric of silk or synthetic fibre.1820 M. Edgeworth Let. 4 June in C. Colvin M. Edgeworth in France & Switz. (1979) 144 The distinguishing characteristic is a silk organza handkerchief. 1934 Times 22 J...
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John Lombe
Lombe was sent by his brother Thomas to investigate the Italian machines spinning organzine thread (raw silk warp threads used for weaving fine silk cloth
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Thomas Lombe
never before made or used in Great Britaine, one to winde the finest raw silk, another to spin, and the other to twist the finest Italian raw silk into organzine
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Radium silk
graceful clinginess, with greater durability, while the softness and simple patterns of the former are enhanced by a high sheen, caused by being woven of organzine
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damassin
damassin (ˈdæməsɪn) [Deriv. of F. damas, damask.] ‘A species of woven damask with gold and silver flowers’ (Brande Dict. Arts 1842); see also quot. 1882.1839 Ure Dict. Arts, Damassin is a kind of damask, with gold and silver flowers, woven in the warp and woof; or occasionally with silk organzine. 1...
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Silk throwing
In 1704, Thomas Cotchett set up a water-powered silk-throwing mill to produce organzine in Derby. Tram was wound, thrown and doubled, organzine was wound, doubled then thrown and doubled again.
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thrown
thrown, ppl. a. (θrəʊn) [Pa. pple. of throw v.1, where see Forms. See also special Scotch senses under thrawn.] I. 1. a. Turned on a lathe, as woodwork. Now dial. b. Shaped on the potter's wheel. Cf. throw v.1 6 a.1483 Cath. Angl. 385/1 Thrawen (A. Thrawne), tornalis. 1495 Nottingham Rec. III. 40 Un...
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Silk mill
Three sorts of yarn could be produced: no-twist which was suitable for weft, tram that had received a slight twist making it easier to handle, and organzine Silk throwing is the process where the thread from the bobbins is twisted again to form tram and or organzine.
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re-twist
re-twist, v. (riː-) [re- 5 a.] To twist again.1835 Ure Philos. Manuf. 248 The cost of re-winding and re-twisting..[is] about 5s. 1839 ― Dict. Arts 1115 The throwster re-winds and re-twists it upon the spinning mill. 1868 Rep. U.S. Commissioner Agric. (1869) 286 A second machine to retwist together t...
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Silk Mill of Caraglio
It specialized in the production of the "Piedmontese organzine", a double-twisted silk yarn that was purchased by French silk weavers.
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shute
▪ I. † shute1 Obs. Forms: 1 scyte, 3 scute, ssute, schute, shute. [OE. scyte str. masc., corresponds to OHG. and MHG. schuȥ (mod.G. schuss):—OTeut. *skuti-z, f. *skut-: see shoot v. This word, with ME. u= ü, is distinct from shute var. of shoot n.1] 1. A shot, a blow. (Cf. shoot n.1 1.)c 1000 Ags. G...
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Silk industry of Cheshire
Three sorts of yarn were commonly produced: no-twist which was suitable for weft, tram that had received a slight twist making it easier to handle, and organzine Tram was wound, thrown and doubled, organzine was wound, doubled then thrown and doubled again.
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warp
▪ I. warp, n.1 (wɔːp) Also 1 wearp, (4 werpe, worp), 4–7 warpe. [OE. wearp warp in weaving (also used to gloss L. vīmen osier-twig), corresponds to OLG. warp (MLG. warp, warpe), OHG. warf, warph, waraf (MHG., early mod.G. warf) warp in weaving, ON. varp neut., cast of a net, a laying of eggs (Sw. va...
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