Muslin
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A short encyclopedia entry on muslin from Rees's Cyclopedia, covering the fine cotton cloth, its name, and the Indian varieties imported from Bengal. It describes jacconott (jaconet) muslin as intermediate between coffac and mulmul, and explains how English and Scottish manufacturers made it for plain wear, printing, and needlework. The page opens with the end of a preceding passage on jacconott muslins.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1819
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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