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Definition of Shirtings
1. shirting [n] - See also: shirting
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shirtings
Literary usage of Shirtings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Textile design and colour by William Watson (1912)
"... Sateen Grounds—Zephyr Stripes and Checks—Oxford Shirting Cloths—Harvard
shirtings—Wool and Union shirtings—Combination of Bedford Cord and Pique Weaves. ..."
2. Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"Brown :ind bleached sheetings and shirtings. F tVj. 230 645 Lyman Mills, Holyoke,
Mass.— Brown and bleached sheetings and shirtings, drills, lawns, ..."
3. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"The large reason why ordinary madras shirtings do not possess the luster and
appearance which many of these new cloths have is because they are not ._._. ..."
4. Benjamin's Treatise on the Law of Sale of Personal Property: With References by Judah Philip Benjamin, Arthur Beilby Pearson, Hugh Fenwick Boyd, Charles Lyon Corbin (1884)
"There being no market for the kind of shirting contracted for, the plaintiff
procured shirtings of a better quality at a higher price, in order to fulfill ..."
5. International Exhibition, 1876: Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"234 605 Harris Manufacturing Co., Providence, RI—Bleached shirtings. The " Gem
of the Spindle" exemplifies the limit of fineness consistent with durability. ..."
6. Fisher's National Magazine and Industrial Record by Redwood Fisher (1846)
"2 bales family and Petersburg shirtings, 54 and 5J cents per yard. ... 2 bales
brown sheetings and shirtings, 9 and 74 cents per yard ; 1 bale drillings 7| ..."
7. The New England Gazetteer: Containing Descriptions of the States, Counties by John Hayward (1857)
"The Laconia Company has a capital of $1000000, 3 mills, 50000 spindles, and turns
out 13000000 yards per annum of shirtings, sheetings, drills, jeans, ..."
8. Sessional Papers (1901)
"Under cotton goods shirtings show a considerable decrease, hut shirtings, in the
circumstances this was not unexpected. In 1898 and 1899 the import of ..."
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