- Henrietta cloth
- Henrietta cloth \Hen`ri*et"ta cloth`\ A fine wide wooled fabric much used for women's dresses. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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henrietta cloth — noun see henrietta * * * hen|ri|et|ta «HEHN ree EHT uh», noun, or Henrietta cloth, a soft, lustrous, woolen cloth having a silk warp. It has a twilled face and resembles a fine cashmere. ╂[< Henrietta, a proper name] … Useful english dictionary
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hen|ri|et|ta — «HEHN ree EHT uh», noun, or Henrietta cloth, a soft, lustrous, woolen cloth having a silk warp. It has a twilled face and resembles a fine cashmere. ╂[< Henrietta, a proper name] … Useful english dictionary
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