This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Mail Cloth. A heavy, lustrous silk fabric, of a weave resembling huck-a-back, or canvas, used chiefly for embroidering upon, as for fine table cloths, tidies, and doylies; the heavier qualities, with larger meshes is sometimes utilized for bed spreads and portieres.
 
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