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bright curl, varying from a small to a very large one, and if of equal size, regularity, tightness and brightness, the value is comparatively a See also:

MATTER

matter of See also:

FANCY (a shortened form, dating from the 15th century, of " fantasy," which is derived through the O. Fr. fantasie, modern fantaisie. from the Latinized form of the Gr. cbavraoia, Oavrai'ecv, Oat Pais, to show)

fancy. Those that are dull and loose, or very coarse and See also:

FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat in the curl, are of far less See also:

MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market value. All the above enumerated lambs are naturally a rusty See also:

black or See also:

brown, and with very few exceptions are dyed a See also:

JET (Fr. jais, Ger. Gagat)

jet black. Lustre, however, cannot be imparted unless the See also:

WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool was originally of a silky nature. Broadtails, size IoX5 in.. are the very See also:

young of the Persian See also:

sheep, and are killed before the wool has See also:

time to develop beyond the flat wavy See also:

state which can be best compared to a piece of moire See also:

SILK

silk. They are naturally exceedingly See also:

LIGHT

light in See also:

WEIGHT

weight, and those that are of an even See also:

PATTERN

pattern, possessing a lustrous sheen, are costly. There is, notwithstanding, a See also:

GREAT

great demand for these from the fashionable See also:

WORLD

world, as not only are they very effective, but being so flat in the wool the figure of the wearer can be shown as perfectly as in a garment made of silk. It cannot be regarded as an economical fur, as the pelt is too delicate to resist hard See also:

WEAR

wear. Persian Lamb See also:

price 12s.

6d. to 25s. Broadtail „ Ios. ,, 35s. Astrachan, Shiraz and Bokharan lambs, size 22 by 9 in., are of a coarser, looser curl, and chiefly used for coat linings, while the Persians are used for outside of garments, collars, cuffs, stoles, muffs, hats and trimmings and gloves. The so-called caracul lambs, size 12 X6 in., are the very young of the astrachan sheep, and the pick of them are almost as effective as broadtails, although less See also:

FINE

fine in the texture. See also remarks as to caracul kid under Goats, above. Astrachan price Is. to 5s. 6d. Caracul Lamb „ 2s. 6d „ Ips. 6d. Shiraz „ 4s.

6d „ tos. Bokharan „ Is. 6d „ 3s. 6d. See also:

Grey lambs, size 24 X io in., are obtained from the See also:

CRIMEA (ancient Tauris or Tauric Chersonese, called by the Russians by the Tatar name Krym or Crim)

Crimea and known in the trade as " crimmers.” They are of a similar nature to the caracul lambs, but looser in curl, ranging from a very light to a dark grey. The best are the See also:

PALE (through Fr. pal, from Lat. palms, a stake, for paglus, from the stem pag- of pangere, to fix; " pole " is from the same original source)

pale bluish greys, and are chiefly used for ladies' coats, stoles, muffs and hats. Price 2s. to 6s. Mongolian lambs, size 24X15 in., are of a See also:

SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short wavy loose curl, creamy See also:

white See also:

COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour, and are usually exported from See also:

CHINA

China dressed, the See also:

MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority being ready-made into See also:

CROSS

cross-shaped coats or linings. They are used principally for linings of See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good evening wraps for ladies. Price Is. to 2s. 6d. Slink lambs come from South America and China.

The former are very small and generally those that are stillborn. They have a particularly thin pelt with very close wool of See also:

minute curl. The China sorts are much larger. The smallest are used for See also:

GLOVE (O. Eng. glof, perhaps connected with Gothic lofa, the palm of the hand)

glove linings and the others for See also:

OPERA (Italian for " work ")

opera cloak linings. Price Is. to 6s. 6d.

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