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silk shag

noun

Definitions

  1. A coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with a stiffer nap.

    • Population 5,430 (more like 40,000 today), Andover is "a bustling agricultural town" with "many malt houses, and a factory for silk shag".

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