selvytn.
/ˈsɛlvɪt/ A kind of duster or polishing cloth.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > dusting > [noun] > implements
dusting-cloth1667
dust-cloth1727
dustera1748
dustpan1785
feather-duster1858
selvyt1891
plumet1902
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > implement for polishing > cloth
selvyt1891
1891 Patent Specif. No. 21. 399.
1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 286/1 Plating is best cleaned of rust by hard rubbing with paraffin and polished with chamois leather or Selvyt.
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