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ˈCanton, n.3
The name of the city in southern China used attrib. to denote various manufactured articles, as Canton china, Canton crape, Canton enamel, Canton flannel, Canton matting.
1860Texas Almanac 244 Shirts, Carpets, Canton-Matting, shoes. 1865M. Eyre Lady's Walks xvii. 195 A lady's worked Canton crape shawl. 1881C. C. Harrison Woman's Handiwork i. 47 Canton flannel,..a soft, downy fabric, the same on both sides. Ibid. iii. 231 Blue Canton china of the willow pattern. 1889Anthony's Photogr. Bull. II. 381 A good quality of canton flannel. 1910S. W. Bushell Chinese Art (ed. 2) II. 82 Painted enamels on copper..often known as ‘Canton enamels’. 1968J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 222 Canton crêpe. Originally made of silk from Canton, this crêpe is widely used for dresses; it has a very pebbly surface and drapes and hangs beautifully. |