Duck
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A brief dictionary entry defining 'duck' as a coarse, light-textured cloth or canvas used for small sails, bed-sacking, awnings and men's clothing such as trousers. It gives the word's Swedish, German and Low Saxon etymology. No weave structure or construction details are given.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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