mungo

American  

[muhng-goh] / ˈmʌŋ goʊ /

Also mongoe.

noun

plural

mungos

1. a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.

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mungo British  

/ ˈmʌŋɡəʊ /

noun

1. a cheap felted fabric made from waste wool

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Etymology

Origin of mungo

First recorded in 1800–10; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Both shoddy and mungo may be divided into classes.

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)

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)

I take this animal to be about the size of the barking squirrel of the Missouri. and beleive most probably that it is of the Mustela genus, or perhaps the brown mungo itself.

From The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by Lewis, Meriwether

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)

Owing to their cheapness shoddy and mungo are used in cloths of low and medium qualities.

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)