Tibetn.
/tɪˈbɛt/, U.S. /təˈbɛt/ Used attributively of wool obtained thence, or of cloth or garments made from this or in imitation of it; applied (usually thibet) to (a) a heavy stuff made wholly or partly of goats' hair; (b) a fine stuff used for women's dresses. absol. Tibet cloth, or a gown or shawl made of it. Tibet dog n. (also Tibet mastiff) = Tibetan mastiff n. at Tibetan n. and adj. Compounds.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [adjective] > other
bagging1732
super-head1800
burly1805
felting1805
Tibet1827
pointy1844
motey1851
blue1884
shivey1884
shafty1891
lofty1909
the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > giant breeds > mastiff > Tibetan mastiff
Tibet dog1845
Tibetan mastiff1852
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric with specific qualities > [noun] > thin, light, or delicate > for clothing
crisp1397
peeling1671
barége1828
Henrietta cloth1842
Tibet1857
piuma1858
crystalline1867
fluff1875
nun's veiling1882
zenana1890
voilette1908
Palm Beach1911
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [adjective] > made from specific types of wool
worsted1392
jersey1583
Angola1790
Tibet1857
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from hair > [noun] > from goat's hair
mohair1569
pattu1784
Angola1804
Tibet1857
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made from specific material > wool > types of > article of
faldinga1387
serge1583
drugget1670
ferrateen1821
vicuña1851
alpaca1853
calamanco1859
Shetland1870
Jaeger1887
Tibet1900
worsted1905
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > made of specific material
farandine1672
tabby1726
satin1730
lutestring1756
silk1793
muslinc1794
zephyrine1820
merino1839
mousseline1847
moire1851
velvet1851
tarlatan1852
velveteen1873
tussore1884
paper dress1886
Gloria1895
Tibet1900
tub-dress1909
tub-frock1909
1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. xvi. 373 ‘How could you..collect all these hard words about India?’.. ‘Like the imitative operatives of Paisley, I have composed my shawl by incorporating into the woof a little Thibet wool, which..Colonel MacKerris..had the goodness to supply me with.’
1845 W. Youatt Dog ii. 18 The colour of the Thibet dog is of a deep black slightly clouded on the sides... He has the broad short truncated muzzle of the mastiff.
1857 Parkhill Hist. Paisley xiii. 97 Shawls of all kinds..such as thibet and cashmere shawls.
1857 Parkhill Hist. Paisley xiii. 98 Edinburgh had thibet in the manufacture.
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Thibet-cloth, a camlet or fabric made of coarse goats'-hair.
1883 G. Stables Our Friend the Dog xxv. 245 He was called a Thibet Mastiff.
1894 J. Macintosh Ayrshire Nights' Entertainm. vii. 129 A small production of thibets, coarse woollens, and muslins.
1900 M. E. Wilkins Love of Parson Lord 196 Her black thibet gown.
1900 M. E. Wilkins Love of Parson Lord 197 I don't care about this old thibet.
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