Saxony wool

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• Saxony Wool — Wools of the highest class, their fineness and regularity of fibre is unequalled. They have excellent clothing properties, the fibres are full of serrations, the staple is short, the wool is elastic, having good felting powers and is of good… …   Dictionary of the English textile terms

• Saxony Flannel — Fine English flannel, made of Saxony wool yarns …   Dictionary of the English textile terms

• Saxony — Sax o*ny, n. [So named after the kingdom of Saxony, reputed to produce fine wool.] 1. A kind of glossy woolen cloth formerly much used. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Saxony yarn, or flannel made of it or similar yarn. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Saxony — SAXONY, SAXONIES A Yorkshire cloth, used for cheap dress goods, made from wool and cotton mixture yarns, usually dyed. A Saxony woollen is a tweed fabric made from botany yarns in many qualities for fine suitings and dresses and is a good quality …   Dictionary of the English textile terms

• Saxony — Saxony1 [sak′sə nē] n. [because first produced in SAXONY2 (region in SE Germany)] 1. a fine wool fabric with a soft finish 2. a closely twisted yarn used for knitting Saxony2 [sak′sə nē] [LL Saxonia] 1. region …   English World dictionary

• saxony — /sak seuh nee/, n. 1. a fine, three ply woolen yarn. 2. a soft finish, compact fabric, originally of high grade merino wool from Saxony, for topcoats and overcoats. 3. a pile carpet woven in the manner of a Wilton but with yarns of lesser quality …   Universalium

• Saxony (disambiguation) — See also: Saxon (disambiguation) or Saxonia (disambiguation) for other related terms. Saxony may refer to several Holy Roman Empire era, German Empire or later modern German states in different locations along the Elbe river: Free State of Saxony …   Wikipedia

• saxony — [ saks(ə)ni] noun a fine kind of wool. ↘a fine quality cloth made from this wool. Origin C19: from Saxony, a large region of Germany …   English new terms dictionary

• saxony — /ˈsæksəni/ (say saksuhnee) noun 1. a fine woollen yarn for knitting, etc., originally made from the wool of sheep raised in Saxony, Germany. 2. cloth made from this yarn …   Australian English dictionary

• Saxony — n. 1 a fine kind of wool. 2 cloth made from this. Etymology: Saxony in Germany f. LL Saxonia (as SAXON) …   Useful english dictionary

• Galashiels —    GALASHIELS, a manufacturing town, burgh of barony, and parish, partly in the district of Melrose, county of Roxburgh, and partly in the county of Selkirk, 6 miles (N. by E.) from Selkirk, and 32 (S. S. E.) from Edinburgh; containing 2140… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland