A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, linen, wool and other fibrous substances (1892)
Cole, George S. [from old catalog] · Chicago, W. B. Conkey company] · leaf 383
side into the other,they are united as one solid cloth. Whenever double cloths are resorted tothere is a destined object in view—to produce weight alone, or at a small 378 COLES DICTIONARY OF DRY GOODS. WEA cost, to make a fine surface on a fabric of a given weight, to secure addi-tional strength,… … others known as three-ply, four-ply, etc., implying that the cloth is notmerely a double, but a three or four-fold cloth. It does not always follow,though, that a three or four-ply cloth means that there are three or fouir WEA COLES DICTIONARY OF DRY GOODS. 379 distinct fabrics woven together,…
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