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from very fine yarn, which is made from cotton called Phuti karpas; while in Malda, Radhanagar and Burdwan, muslin was made from fine yarn made from nurma...

was also historically called "crespe" or "crisp". It is woven of hard-spun yarn, originally silk "in the gum" (silk from which the sericin had not been removed)...

gene. Angora rabbit pelts are typically hard to come by. Raccoon fur is mottled gray in color and about two and one-half inches long on animals from northern...

together with the spinal stripe, form a cross. The lower back is often a mottled silvery colour. The flanks are lighter coloured than the back, while the...

were wrapped in onion skins and boiled to make their shells look like mottled gold, or wrapped in flowers and leaves first in order to leave a pattern...

gallowglass mercenaries in Ireland clearly describes the belted plaid, "a mottled garment with numerous colours hanging in folds to the calf of the leg,...

patterns, where alternate white and coloured threads are used, giving a mottled appearance, or more exotic weaves, including voile and batiste, which are...

The body was originally tied with yellow wool yarn, but more modern examples use yellow synthetic yarn for better flotation. The body is ribbed with a...

like a cat Scovy, Scawvey, Skovey – uneven in colour, blotched, streaky, mottled or smeary Screech – to cry loudly Scrink, Skrink – to wrinkle, screw up...

(Brythonic) ‘brychan’ both describe a cloth or garment that is ‘flecked, mottled, speckled or piebald’. The breacan / brychan was a winter or foul weather...

Pomarj. Its symbol is a coiled dragon. The Earth Dragon may manifest as a mottled serpent or a gargantuan dragon formed of variegated stone laced with precious...

Quintaglio skin is almost entirely green, although it may be freckled, mottled, or splotched with brown or yellow in some individuals, and with black...