Nacre
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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.
Nacre
Nacre (Nak-Ra'). A French word applied in the United States to decorated objects; as nacre porcelain, nacre ribbons. The word in the original French means a mother-of-pearl shell, and the application in the country signifies having an iridescence resembling that of the inner, polished portion of mother-of-pearl. [See Moire]
Cents | |
One pound middling cotton, delivered at mill .............................. | 8 50 |
Waste..................................................................... | 148 |
Labor............. | 3 80 |
General expenses..... | 2 08 |
"Standard" muslin weighs 2.85 yards to the pound. | 15 86 |
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