† wlon.
Obsolete.
A hem or fringe; a nap on cloth.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > [noun] > pile or nap of
wloc950
nap1440
pile1568
mote?a1600
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [noun] > bordering or edging
fasc950
wloc950
hemc1000
hemminga1300
borderc1374
mill1388
purfling1388
orphrey?a1425
wainc1440
millc1450
selvage1481
edge1502
bordering1530
screed1788
German hemming1838
c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Matt. ix. 20 Fimbriam uestimenti eius, fas uel wloh wedes his.
c1394 P. Pl. Crede 736 Somme of hem walkeþ Wiþ..cloþes ful feble, Wel neiȝ for-werd & þe wlon offe.
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n.c950- that one was born
- that or this sort of thing
- that purpose
- that said
- that same
- that sense
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- that the sun ever shines on
- that the sun ever shines upon
- that the sun ever shone on
- that the sun ever shone upon
- that there
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