mungo

American  

[muhng-goh] / ˈmʌŋ goʊ /

Also mongoe.

noun

plural

mungos

1. a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.

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mungo British  

/ ˈmʌŋɡəʊ /

noun

1. a cheap felted fabric made from waste wool

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Etymology

Origin of mungo

First recorded in 1800–10; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

By means of the strong current of air created by the high speed of the swift, the mungo is expelled from the machine through the funnel into a specially arranged receptacle.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

New mungo is made from rags chiefly composed of tailor’s clippings, unused pattern-room clippings, etc.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

I take this animal to be about the size of the barking squirrel of the Missouri. and beleive most probably that it is of the Mustela genus, or perhaps the brown mungo itself.

From The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by Lewis, Meriwether

Before the fibrous mungo is obtained, the rags have to pass through the following necessary preliminary operations: A. Dusting.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

Mungo is divided into two classes, namely, new and old mungo.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)