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Hair :: Hair (n.) Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair for stuffing cushions..

Eosin :: Eosin (n.) A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluorescein, and named from the fine rose-red which it imparts to silk. It is also used for making a fine red ink. Its solution is fluorescent..

Indigo :: Indigo (n.) A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria, Indigofera tinctoria, I. Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican..

Pane :: Pane (n.) One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the bright colored silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece of colored or other stuff so shown..

Fustian :: Fustian (n.) A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, including corduroy, velveteen, etc..

Dye :: Dye (n.) Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.

Stuff :: Stuff (n.) To fill by being pressed or packed into.

Collar :: Collar (n.) A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars..

Lantern :: Lantern (n.) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc. ; -- called also lantern brass..

Comfortable :: Comfortable (n.) A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter; a comfort.

Stuffy :: Stuffing (n.) A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.

Mockado :: Mockado (n.) A stuff made in imitation of velvet; -- probably the same as mock velvet.

Rattinet :: Rattinet (n.) A woolen stuff thinner than ratteen.

Moff :: Moff (n.) A thin silk stuff made in Caucasia.

Safranine :: Safranine (n.) An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially by oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing silk and wool; also, any one of the series of which safranine proper is the type..

Grogran :: Grogran (n.) A coarse stuff made of silk and mohair, or of coarse silk..

Shruff :: Shruff (n.) Rubbish. Specifically: (a) Dross or refuse of metals. [Obs.] (b) Light, dry wood, or stuff used for fuel..

Gland :: Gland (n.) The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing..

Cantoon :: Cantoon (n.) A cotton stuff showing a fine cord on one side and a satiny surface on the other.

Barracan :: Barracan (n.) A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; -- still used for outer garments in the Levant..

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