diagonal cloth
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of diagonal cloth
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Crewel is suitable for embroidery on all kinds of linen—on plain or diagonal cloth, serge, flannel, &c.
From Handbook of Embroidery by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess
Soft or Super Serge, also fifty-four inches wide, is an excellent material, much superior in appearance to diagonal cloth, or to the ordinary rough serge.
From Handbook of Embroidery by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess
Mr. Abe Tutts, in a frock coat of minstrel-like cut and plum-colored trousers of shiny diagonal cloth, claimed his share of public attention.
From The Lady Doc by Lockhart, Caroline
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