Thread
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A single-page encyclopedia entry on thread from Rees's Cyclopedia. It defines thread in the linen manufacture as a twist of flax used for weaving and sewing, and notes a French report that thread bleached with oxygenated muriatic acid is less brittle and works better in weaving and sewing. It also describes how Laplanders make very fine, strong thread from reindeer sinews, and mentions their wool yarn used for garters and ribbons. The entry ends with the start of a botanical definition of thread.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1819
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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