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Henrietta Disused.|hɛnrɪˈɛtə|
[Female name.]
Designating a light-weight dress fabric, sometimes with a silk warp.
1851Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib. iii. 494/2 Henrietta cloths, with silk warp and worsted weft. 1862Illustr. Catal. Internat. Exhib., Industr. Dept., Brit. Div. II. No. 4018 Paramatta, or Henrietta Cloth, twill. 1890Advt. (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 1 Mar., We offer a 46-inch Black Silk Warp Henrietta. 1901Daily News 23 Feb. 6/7 Henrietta cloths, which wear so well and drape so charmingly. 1908Sears, Roebuck Catal. 933/1 Cotton henrietta cloth..having all the appearance and touch of an imported all wool henrietta. |