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goat. Canvas--A linen, cotton, silk, or wool cloth of different weaves and widths, used for many purposes--clothing, as a background for embroidery, hangings, spreads, etc. Canton flannel--A stout, twilled cotton cloth with a nap on one or both sides, used for clothing and decorative purposes. Cassimere--A general term for all-wool fabrics woven either plain or twilled, coarse or fine, of woolen yarn. The pattern is always woven plain and distinct and the cloth is never napped. Castor Beaver--A heavy, milled, face-finished, all-wool cloth lighter in weight than ordinary beaver. Chinchilla--A thick, heavy, double woven fabric with a long napped surface curled up into little tufs in imitation of chinchilla fur; used for coats. Clan Tartan--The plaids of the various highland clans of Scotland. Clay--A name given to serges, worsteds, and diagonals woven after a process of J. & P. Clay of Haddersfield, England. Coating--Those woolen and worsted fabrics most especially adapted to men's dress and overcoats. Corduroy--A thick cotton pile material, corded or ribbed on the surface; used for men's, women's and children's wear. Corkscrew-worsted goods--So-called from its fancied resemblance to the twists of the corkscrew. Cotton worsted--All cotton or part cotton worsted-wove cloth. Cottonade--Stout cotton cloth in imitation of woolen or worsted; used for men's trousers. Covert--A twill-woven cloth sometimes with full face, sometimes sheared to imitate whipcord. Crape cloth--A stout worsted fabric with surface in imitation of silk crape, used for dress coats. Crash--A strong, course linen cloth of different widths, used for towels, suits, table linen, hangings, bed spreads; in fact, there is no end to the uses to which this textile can be adapted. Cravenette--Cloths treated and finished before weaving by an improved process which renders them rainproof. A secret process owned by the Cravenette Company and by Priestly & Company of England and the United States. Crepe--A light weight silk, silk and wool, or all wool or cotton cloth of irregular weave. Diagonal--A worsted cloth with prominent diagonal ridges. Doeskin--A compact twilled woolen, soft and pliable. Drap D'Alma--A fine, close,
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