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silkoline,

  • a variation of silkaline.
    silkaline
    noun
    a soft, thin cotton fabric with a smooth finish, for curtains, bedspreads, garment linings, etc.

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This garment was,—not entirely to Patty's surprise,—a horror of gaily flowered silkoline, but as they would see no one but the nurse, she said, "Yes; come along."

From Patty and Azalea by Carolyn Wells

In selecting a color for the center, match one of the colors in the figured silkoline.

From Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home by Mattie Phipps Todd

Do not use anything that comes handy, but get squares of five-cent cheese cloth or silkoline, fold a neat hem, and whip it nicely around, then turn and go back the other way.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

They went to the dry goods shop and bought each a half yard of silkoline.

From Ethel Morton at Chautauqua by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith

Silkoline Plain and figured silkoline should be cut in bias strips one-half inch wide.

From Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home by Mattie Phipps Todd

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