Fabric

Examples

• The case is the same with the fabric of the mind, as with that of the body. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• These machines mark an important departure, which consists in working the buttonhole by moving the stitch forming mechanism about the buttonhole, instead of moving the fabric. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• As the moist material is drawn through the bleaching solution, the acid on the fabric acts upon the solution and releases chlorine. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• One reason for this is that the dye used to color the fabric requires a clear white background, and loses its characteristic hues when its foundation is yellow instead of white. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Ze gentleman need not to buy if he not wish to--but only look at ze silk--look at ze beautiful fabric. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Now the open mesh cane fabric, having diagonal strands, and other varieties, are made rapidly by machinery. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• There is a stain in the fabric of the Temple, deep and foul as that left by the streaks of leprosy on the walls of the infected houses of old. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• During the year 1895 the first loom for weaving an open mesh cane fabric having diagonal strands was invented. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Of millions of such stitches in each of these 200 generations is the fabric of this history woven. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He made a cylindrical mantle of thin fabric, and then soaked it in a solution of thorium and cerium until it became saturated with the chemical. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Her legs are covered over with a black fabric, and she is supported by a cushion so as to permit the two other girls to place their necks closely against hers. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Take away iron and steel from the resources of modern life, and the whole fabric of civilization disintegrates. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Keep the open bottle and the fabric being cleaned away from an open fire or blaze. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• After the fabric has been burned away, there remains a coarse gauze mantle of the desired chemicals. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• A crimson velvet robe, and a shawl turban of some gold-wrought Indian fabric, invested her (I suppose she thought) with a truly imperial dignity. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• In textile fabrics they have never been surpassed. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• But fabrics immersed in a bleaching powder solution do not lose their color as would naturally be expected. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• But all natural fabrics, whether they come from plants, like cotton and linen, or from animals, like wool and silk, contain more or less coloring matter, which impairs the whiteness. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• That this solution has bleaching properties is shown by the fact that a colored cloth dipped into it loses its color, and unbleached fabrics immersed in it are whitened. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• A great industry of beautiful and elaborate fabrics and furnishings developed. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• One purpose to which it was suggested this coloured photographic process is applicable, is printing on woven fabrics, the action of light serving as a mordant to fix the colours. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Cotton and all mixed fabrics were taxed threepence per yard, and the prohibition on printed cotton goods was withdrawn. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The merchant, with his lens, examines the separate threads of woolen and silk fabrics to determine the strength and value of the material. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• In fabrics every class of fibre has been called into requisition. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Thus it is easy to see that the natural coloring matter and the added foreign matter must be entirely removed from fabrics destined for commercial use. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• It enabled all kinds of fabrics, from the finest to the coarsest, to be cheaply woven into patterns having figured or ornamental designs. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• But rubber and steel as we now know them are not the only new fabrics given to mankind by the inventors of the Nineteenth Century. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Bleaching powder is very useful in the removal of stains from white fabrics. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• First he used it to manufacture stockings, and then, in 1773, to make, for the first time in England, fabrics entirely of cotton. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The coloring of textile fabrics, such as cotton, wool, and silk, far outranks in amount and importance that of leather, paper, etc. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.

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