double cloth

noun

1. a cloth used in overcoating, blankets, brocade, etc., made by interweaving two physically discrete fabrics at various points in the pattern by bringing warp and fill yarns from each through the other to be worked on the opposite face of the compound fabric.

Example Sentences

Double cloth is a descriptive term applied in weaving to fabrics produced by combining two single cloths into one.

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When it was torn he carefully removed the tattered portion underneath, lest he should be in the enjoyment of the double cloth.

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This double cloth is afterwards suspended in a stove-room to dry, and to discharge the disagreeable odour of the naphtha.

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Cover it with a double cloth and set it in a warm place to rise.

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Let it boil for five minutes; then strain it through a double cloth.

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