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.
Reticule. [From French reticule; Latin, reticulus, a little net] A bag, originally of net-work, but later of any formation of material, carried in the hand or upon the arm, and answering the purpose of a pocket.
 
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