Flock
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A short encyclopedia entry defining 'flock' as tufts of wool or cotton, and as the refuse or rag shreds torn up by a machine called a 'devil'. It describes the uses of flock for stuffing mattresses, pillows and upholstery, and for flock wallpaper made by dusting powdered cotton or silk fibres onto an adhesive surface. It also notes the related word 'flocculent'.
- 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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