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Ticklenburgs|ˈtɪklənbɜːgz|
Also 7 Ticklenburs, Ticklingburs.
[For Tecklenburg, from a town and county of this name in Westphalia, noted for its manufactures of linen.]
A kind of coarse linen cloth; see quots.
1696J. F. Merchant's Ware-ho. 39 Ticklenburs is..a coarse Linnen, and generally very uneven,..the right Ticklingburs are almost as strong again as the Ozenbricks [Osnaburgs]... There is not many Cloths sold in England that hath so great Consumption as this. 1812J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (1821) 133 Linen: Ticklenburgs are known by that word being stamped on the Cloth. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Ticklenburghs, a coarse mixed linen fabric made for the West India market. |