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.
Milling. The felting or fulling of cloth to thicken it. Double-milled cloths are woolen cloths which are fulled or shrunk by being put through the fulling mill twice. [See Fulling] Also a method of softening and opening the pores of hides by placing them in a hollow revolving drum in contact with oil or any ameliorating liquid, whereby the liquid is worked into all parts of the leather. [See Leather]
 
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