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Damask - A rich silk fabric woven with elaborate design patterns.
Drawing knife - A knife with a handle at each end used for shaving over a
surface with a drawing motion.
Drugget - Coarse fabric, all wool or half wool, half silk or linen,. Used as dress material.
Earthenware - Dishes post and the like made of a coarse grade of baked clay,
porous clay.
Flagon - A vessel with a handle, spout and often hinged lid used to serve
liquids.
Flail - Universal tool for threshing. Used to separate the grain or seed from
the plant stalk
Flock Bed - A mattress stuffed with wool or cotton, consisting of
coarse tufts.
Gimblet - A small auger turned BY one hand that makes a round hole in wood.
Green - A grassy area located usually at the center of a city or town and set
aside for common use; a common AREA
Hatchel, hackle, heckle - A comb with long metal teeth for cleansing raw flax or
hemp. Flax strawis pulled through the iron teeth to separate fibers.
Hogshead - A liquid measure, 63 gallons; a large cask or barrel.
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