Grenfelln.

/ˈɡrɛnfəl/

Etymology: Name of Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865–1940), English medical missionary who in 1893 founded the Labrador Medical Mission.

Grenfell cloth n. (also Grenfell clothing) the proprietary name for a tough, closely woven, windproof cotton fabric.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > stout or strong

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Grenfell cloth1926

1926 Trade Marks Jrnl. 3 Nov. 2471/2 Grenfell Cloth..Cotton Piece Goods made in England.

1933 W. T. Grenfell Forty Years 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’.

1933 G. D. Abraham Mod. Mountaineering x. 186 Closely woven, wind-proof cloth is best, such as ‘Grenfell’ cloth, which is made in Manchester.

1947 G. 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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online January 2018).

单词	grenfell
释义	Grenfelln. /ˈɡrɛnfəl/ Etymology: Name of Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865–1940), English medical missionary who in 1893 founded the Labrador Medical Mission. Grenfell cloth n. (also Grenfell clothing) the proprietary name for a tough, closely woven, windproof cotton fabric. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > stout or strong shirting1604 Indian head1839 Grenfell cloth1926 1926 Trade Marks Jrnl. 3 Nov. 2471/2 Grenfell Cloth..Cotton Piece Goods made in England. 1933 W. T. Grenfell Forty Years 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’. 1933 G. D. Abraham Mod. Mountaineering x. 186 Closely woven, wind-proof cloth is best, such as ‘Grenfell’ cloth, which is made in Manchester. 1947 G. 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online January 2018). < n.1926
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