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Grenfell|ˈgrɛnfəl|
[Name of Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865–1940), English medical missionary who in 1893 founded the Labrador Medical Mission.]
Used attrib. in Grenfell cloth, the proprietary name for a tough, closely woven, windproof cotton fabric. Also Grenfell clothing.
1926Trade Marks Jrnl. 3 Nov. 2471/2 Grenfell Cloth..Cotton Piece Goods made in England. 1933W. Grenfell 40 Yrs. Labrador x. 126 The first thing in clothing is the material—impervious to wind and water, light in weight, inexpensive, tough, smooth on the outside so as to shed snow... Just such a material can be ordered through our offices..and the English firm which invented it calls it ‘Grenfell cloth’. 1933G. D. Abraham Mod. Mountaineering x. 186 Closely woven, wind-proof cloth is best, such as ‘Grenfell’ cloth, which is made in Manchester. 1947G. G. Denny Fabrics (ed. 6) 34 Grenfell cloth, closely woven, water-repellent, windproof fabric made of Egyptian cotton... Uses: sports clothes, shower curtains, upholstery, drapery. 1955‘G. Carr’ Corpse at Camp Two i. 20 His Grenfell clothing and so forth would be turned over to you. |