tickenn.
/ˈtɪk(ə)n/ = ticking n.2, tick n.2 Also attributive.
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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 > made from choice of fibres > [noun] > cotton or linen > stout or strong > for mattress-covers or pillow-cases
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1701 London Gaz. No. 3739/4 Striped Ticken Breeches.
1707 J. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia (ed. 22) i. iii. 20 The chief Manufactures are Woollen Cloaths, Cottons, and Ticken.
1748 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 4) I. 94 Part of a Street of Booths were taken up with Upholsters Ware; such as Tickens, Sackens,..Rugs, Quilts, &c.
1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain I. xi. 223. 78 A long loose tunic or slop, seemingly of coarse ticken.
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