mungo
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Origin of mungo
First recorded in 1800–10; origin uncertain
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The following are the most important substitutes: noils, shoddy, mungo, extract-wool, and flocks.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
New mungo is made from rags chiefly composed of tailor’s clippings, unused pattern-room clippings, etc.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
Motho is a vetch, Phaseolus aconitifolius; and mûng is a variety of pulse, Phaseolus mungo.
From Tales of the Punjab by Steel, Flora Annie
The cheaper grades are manufactured from a fine-fibered wool and shoddy, with low grades of shoddy and mungo for back.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
Shoddy, mungo, and a liberal mixture of cotton to hold it together, blended in the many colorings, help to cover the deception.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
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