bolting cloth

a sturdy fabric, usually of fine silk or nylon mesh, used chiefly in serigraphy, embroidery, and as a foundation fabric for wigs.

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Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325

The miracle is going to be done on the bolting-cloth floor, where there will be room for all that wants to see.
The Leatherwood God|William Dean Howells
However this may be, large quantities of bolting-cloth are imported from England.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman
Or, if preferred, sew the bolting-cloth transparency as a border to the end of a yard of India silk as a scarf for shelf or piano.
Home Occupations for Boys and Girls|Bertha Johnston
A bolting-cloth of English manufacture will continue good three months, but one of German will last scarcely three weeks.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman

For one bolting-cloth, five yards are required; we may allow, therefore, twenty-five to each mill in the course of a year.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman