Duck
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A short encyclopedia entry defining duck as a plain, lightweight fabric originally made from tow yarns, usually single in both warp and weft. It covers the likely etymology from Dutch doeck, the cream-colored bleaching stage called duck, and the many uses of the cloth, including tents, light sails, clothing and bags. Russian duck is noted as a fine white linen canvas.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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