A very short dictionary entry defining embossing as ornamenting by raised work or figures in relief. It lists applications including stamps on envelopes and paper, book-cover ornaments, leather goods, textile fabrics, and molded glass. Textiles receive only a one-line mention.

A short dictionary entry defining the embroidering machine as a form of sewing machine in which the cloth moves beneath a reciprocating needle-bar following a tracing. It also briefly describes Heilmann's embroidery machine from Mülhausen, which uses about 100 double-pointed needles carried on a carriage in front of a vertical web and drawn through by pincers.

A one-line dictionary entry defining a flasket as a long, shallow basket with two handles. It comes from Knight's Mechanical Dictionary and gives no construction or weaving detail.

A short dictionary entry describing William B. Rotch's fur blowing machine, used to loosen fur and remove hair and impurities. It explains how feed rollers, rotating pickers, a shaken screen, and endless aprons pass fur through 3 to 6 pickers to produce an even bat ready for hat forming. Includes a line drawing (Fig. 1112) of the machine in side elevation.

A short dictionary entry on mineral cotton, a fiber made by blowing a jet of steam through a stream of molten slag to produce fine white threads up to two or three feet long. It notes that the threads are somewhat elastic but break easily, and that the material's poor heat conductivity suggests use as insulation for steam boilers and pipes.