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Cot :: Cot (n.) A cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore finger..

Brilliant :: Brilliant (a.) A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving..

Calico :: Calico (n.) Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes, shirting calicoes, unbleached calicoes, etc..

Beetle :: Beetle (v. t.) A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine..

Pinacotheca :: Pinacotheca (n.) A picture gallery.

Bellbird :: Bellbird (n.) A South American bird of the genus Casmarhincos, and family Cotingidae, of several species; the campanero..

Gingham :: Gingham (n.) A kind of cotton or linen cloth, usually in stripes or checks, the yarn of which is dyed before it is woven; -- distinguished from printed cotton or prints..

Wainscot :: Wainscot (n.) A wooden lining or boarding of the walls of apartments, usually made in panels..

Cotemporaries :: Cotemporaries (pl. ) of Cotemporar.

Stewish :: Stewartry (n.) In Scotland, the jurisdiction of a steward; also, the lands under such jurisdiction..

Acre :: Acre (n.) A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The Scotch acre was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish 1.62 of the English..

Sowens :: Sowens (n. pl.) A nutritious article of food, much used in Scotland, made from the husk of the oat by a process not unlike that by which common starch is made; -- called flummery in England..

Silesia :: Silesia (n.) A twilled cotton fabric, used for dress linings..

Cothurnate :: Cothurnate (a.) Alt. of Cothurnate.

Cross-banded :: Cross-banded (a.) A term used when a narrow ribbon of veneer is inserted into the surface of any piece of furniture, wainscoting, etc., so that the grain of it is contrary to the general surface..

Batting :: Batting (n.) Cotton in sheets, prepared for use in making quilts, etc.; as, cotton batting..

Cotillon :: Cotillon (n.) Alt. of Cotillio.

Inch :: Inch (n.) An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc..

Litharge :: Litharge (n.) Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in glazing earthenware, in making red lead minium, etc. Called also massicot..

Swinecrue :: Swinecote (n.) A hogsty.

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