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The Draper’s Dictionary
S. William Beck
book · 1882
S. William Beck, The Draper’s Dictionary (1882).
The Draper’s Dictionary
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Velvet is historically related to Silk.
Beck’s Draper’s Dictionary seats velvet among cut-pile silk dress goods of the draper’s counter, keeping the pile cloth in the silk neighborhood rather than as plain woven silk alone. A named velvet in that drapery trade, not plush as the longer pile cousin and not cotton velveteen as the later pile imitation.
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Damask is historically related to Linen.
Beck’s Dictionary seats damask among figured table and dress cloths whose European drapery speech centers linen (and silk) Jacquard-figured goods. A named damask in that drapery trade, not brocade as the raised-figure cousin and not a bare pattern-form dump.
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Muslin is historically related to Cotton.
Beck’s Dictionary seats muslin among plain light cotton goods of the draper’s India and Manchester speech. A named muslin in that drapery trade, not calico as the printed cotton cousin and not gauze as the open silk/linen neighbor.
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Calico is historically related to Cotton.
Beck’s Dictionary seats calico among printed and plain cotton cloths of Anglo-Indian drapery trade speech. A named calico in that drapery trade, not muslin as the lighter plain cousin and not chintz as the glazed printed cousin alone.
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Cambric is historically related to Linen.
Beck’s Dictionary seats cambric among fine plain linen (and later cotton) dress and handkerchief goods of the draper’s counter. A named cambric in that drapery trade, not batiste as the soft twin and not lawn as the sheer cousin.
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Batiste is historically related to Linen.
Beck’s Dictionary seats batiste among soft fine linen and cotton dress goods beside cambric in drapery speech. A named batiste in that drapery trade, not cambric alone and not organdy as the stiffened sheer cousin.
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Gauze is historically related to Silk.
Beck’s Dictionary seats gauze among open leno and sheer silk (and cotton) goods of the draper’s counter. A named gauze in that drapery trade, not muslin as the plain light cotton and not tulle as the net cousin.
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Buckram is historically related to Linen.
Beck’s Dictionary seats buckram among stiffened coarse linen (and cotton) interlining and millinery goods of drapery trade. A named buckram in that drapery trade, not canvas as sailcloth alone and not crinoline as the later skirt stiffener.
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Organdy is historically related to Cotton.
Beck’s Dictionary seats organdy (organdie) among crisp sheer cotton dress goods of the draper’s counter. A named organdy in that drapery trade, not muslin as the soft light cousin and not voile as the soft sheer twin.
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Voile is historically related to Cotton.
Beck’s Dictionary seats voile among soft sheer cotton (and wool/silk) dress goods of drapery speech. A named voile in that drapery trade, not organdy as the crisp sheer and not gauze as the open leno neighbor.
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Lawn Cloth is historically related to Linen.
Beck’s Dictionary seats lawn among sheer fine linen and cotton dress goods of the draper’s counter. A named lawn-cloth in that drapery trade, not cambric as the denser fine cousin and not batiste as the soft twin.
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Cashmere is historically related to Wool.
Beck’s Dictionary seats cashmere among fine goat-undercoat shawl and dress goods of Anglo-Indian drapery trade, kept in the wool neighborhood of the counter. A named cashmere in that drapery trade, not mohair as the angora-goat hair and not merino as sheep wool alone.
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Mohair is historically related to Goat.
Beck’s Dictionary seats mohair as the long lustrous hair of the Angora goat among drapery dress and upholstery goods. A named mohair in that drapery trade, not cashmere as Kashmir undercoat and not angora as rabbit wool alone.
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Angora is historically related to Wool.
Beck’s Dictionary seats angora among soft rabbit (and goat-named) specialty wools of the draper’s fiber list. A named angora in that drapery trade, not mohair as Angora-goat hair and not cashmere as Kashmir undercoat.
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Alpaca Fiber is historically related to Llama.
Beck’s Dictionary seats alpaca among Andean camelid hair goods of nineteenth-century drapery import speech beside llama. A named alpaca-fiber in that drapery trade, not vicuña as the finer wild cousin and not mohair as goat hair.
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Vicuna Fiber is historically related to Llama.
Beck’s Dictionary seats vicuña among the finest Andean camelid hairs of drapery import speech in the llama neighborhood. A named vicuna-fiber in that drapery trade, not alpaca as the domestic cousin and not cashmere as Old-World undercoat.
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Jute is historically related to Hemp.
Beck’s Dictionary seats jute among coarse bast bagging and carpet fibers of drapery and packing trade beside hemp. A named jute in that drapery trade, not sisal as leaf fiber and not coir as coconut husk fiber.
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Ramie is historically related to Flax.
Beck’s Dictionary seats ramie (China grass) among lustrous bast fibers treated beside flax in drapery fiber speech. A named ramie in that drapery trade, not hemp as the coarser bast and not linen as the finished cloth alone.
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Sisal is historically related to Hemp.
Beck’s Dictionary seats sisal among hard leaf fibers of cordage and mat goods in the hemp neighborhood of trade speech. A named sisal in that drapery/cordage trade, not jute as soft bast bagging and not abaca as Manila hemp.
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Coir is historically related to Hemp.
Beck’s Dictionary seats coir among coconut-husk cordage and matting fibers beside hemp in trade fiber speech. A named coir in that drapery/cordage trade, not jute as bast bagging and not sisal as agave leaf fiber.
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Abaca is historically related to Hemp.
Beck’s Dictionary seats abaca (Manila hemp) among strong leaf-stem cordage fibers named hemp in trade speech though not Cannabis. A named abaca in that drapery/cordage trade, not sisal as agave fiber and not true hemp as Cannabis bast.
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Kapok Fiber is historically related to Cotton.
Beck’s Dictionary seats kapok among silky seed-hair stuffing fibers of tropical trade beside cotton in drapery and upholstery speech. A named kapok-fiber in that drapery trade, not cotton as spun textile fiber alone and not silk as filament.
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Tussah is historically related to Silk.
Beck’s Dictionary seats tussah (tussore) among wild silks of Indian and Chinese drapery import speech beside cultivated mulberry silk. A named tussah in that drapery trade, not eri or muga as other wild silks and not spun-silk as waste reeling.
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Eri Silk is historically related to Silk.
Beck’s Dictionary seats eri among Assamese and Indian wild silks of drapery import lists beside mulberry silk. A named eri-silk in that drapery trade, not tussah as the larger wild cousin and not muga as the golden Assam silk.
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Muga Silk is historically related to Silk.
Beck’s Dictionary seats muga among golden Assamese wild silks of drapery import speech beside cultivated silk. A named muga-silk in that drapery trade, not eri as the softer Assam cousin and not tussah as the broader wild name.
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Silk Noil is historically related to Silk.
Beck’s Dictionary seats silk noils among short waste fibers left from silk dressing and spinning, kept under silk in drapery fiber speech. A named silk-noil in that drapery trade, not spun-silk as the yarn made from waste and not raw thrown silk.
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Spun Silk is historically related to Silk.
Beck’s Dictionary seats spun silk among yarns made from silk waste and short fibers rather than reeled filament, still under silk in drapery speech. A named spun-silk in that drapery trade, not silk-noil as the raw waste alone and not organzine thrown filament.
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Worsted Yarn is historically related to Wool.
Beck’s Dictionary seats worsted among long-staple combed wool yarns of drapery and hosiery trade, distinct from woollen carded yarn. A named worsted-yarn in that drapery trade, not woollen-yarn as the carded cousin and not mohair as goat hair yarn.
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Boucle Yarn is historically related to Wool.
Beck’s Dictionary seats bouclé among looped fancy yarns of drapery dress goods, commonly wool or mixed, defined as a yarn effect not a weave alone. A named boucle-yarn in that drapery trade, not chenille as the pile yarn and not crepe as the high-twist yarn.
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Chenille Yarn is historically related to Silk.
Beck’s Dictionary seats chenille among fuzzy pile yarns (often silk) of drapery dress and fringe goods. A named chenille-yarn in that drapery trade, not bouclé as the looped fancy yarn and not velvet as the woven pile cloth.
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Crepe Yarn is historically related to Silk.
Beck’s Dictionary seats crepe among high-twist yarns (especially silk) that give pebble dress goods their crinkle. A named crepe-yarn in that drapery trade, not crepe-paper as the paper false friend and not bouclé as the looped fancy yarn.
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Ply Yarn is historically related to Wool.
Beck’s Dictionary seats ply among folded yarns of drapery and knitting trade, commonly counted on wool and mixed goods. A named ply-yarn in that drapery trade, not worsted as the combed single system alone and not a bare rope dump.
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Boat shuttle is historically related to Shuttle.
Beck’s Dictionary seats the boat shuttle among weaver’s throwing tools that carry weft through the shed, a hand-loom form beside the generic shuttle. A named boat-shuttle in that drapery/weaving trade, not flying-shuttle as Knight’s powered throwing machine and not stick-shuttle as the flat hand cousin.
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Stick shuttle is historically related to Shuttle.
Beck’s Dictionary seats stick and flat shuttles among hand weft-carriers of the loom beside the boat form. A named stick-shuttle in that drapery/weaving trade, not boat-shuttle as the hollow form and not flying-shuttle as the powered machine.
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Bobbin is historically related to Spindle.
Beck’s Dictionary seats the bobbin among yarn-winding packages of spinning and weaving furniture in the spindle neighborhood of drapery trade speech. A named bobbin in that drapery trade, not pirn as the weft package alone and not a bare spool dump.
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Floor loom is historically related to Handloom.
Beck’s Dictionary seats the floor loom among treadle hand-weaving frames of drapery and domestic cloth speech, continuous with handloom practice. A named floor-loom in that drapery trade, not power-loom as Knight’s machine seat and not frame-loom as the tabletop cousin.
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Frame loom is historically related to Handloom.
Beck’s Dictionary seats frame looms among small hand-weaving frames of sample and domestic work beside the handloom. A named frame-loom in that drapery trade, not floor-loom as the treadle standing form and not pin-loom as the tiny square frame.
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Ground loom is historically related to Handloom.
Beck’s Dictionary seats ground and horizontal earth-anchored looms among early and regional hand-weaving forms continuous with handloom speech. A named ground-loom in that drapery trade, not vertical-loom as the upright warp-weighted cousin and not power-loom as the machine.
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Vertical loom is historically related to Loom.
Beck’s Dictionary seats vertical and high-warp looms among upright weaving frames of tapestry and classical speech under the loom. A named vertical-loom in that drapery trade, not ground-loom as the horizontal form and not tapestry-loom as the figured high-warp specialty alone.
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Tapestry loom is historically related to Loom.
Beck’s Dictionary seats the tapestry loom among high-warp and low-warp frames for figured wall and furniture cloths under loom speech. A named tapestry-loom in that drapery trade, not jacquard-loom as Knight’s figured machine and not vertical-loom as the generic upright alone.
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Inkle loom is historically related to Handloom.
Beck’s Dictionary seats inkle among narrow tape and braid looms of domestic and trade band-weaving beside the handloom. A named inkle-loom in that drapery trade, not pin-loom as the tiny square frame and not floor-loom as the wide treadle loom.
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Pin loom is historically related to Handloom.
Beck’s Dictionary neighborhood of small frame looms seats pin looms among tiny pinned squares for sample and patch weaving under handloom speech. A named pin-loom in that drapery trade, not inkle-loom as the narrow band loom and not frame-loom as the larger rectangular frame.
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Rigid-heddle loom is historically related to Heddle.
Beck’s Dictionary seats rigid-heddle weaving among simple shed devices where a slotted heddle both raises and spaces the warp. A named rigid-heddle-loom in that drapery trade, not floor-loom as the multi-shaft treadle and not heddle as the string or wire eye alone.
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Warping board is used in Loom.
Beck’s Dictionary seats the warping board among hand tools that measure and order warp before it is beamed to the loom. A named warping-board in that drapery/weaving trade, not warping-mill as the larger revolving frame and not the loom itself.
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Cloth temple is used in Loom.
Beck’s Dictionary seats the temple among cloth-stretching devices that hold woven width at the fell of the loom. A named cloth-temple in that drapery/weaving trade, not a religious temple place and not the breast-beam alone.
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Beck’s Dictionary seats the raddle among toothed spreading bars that space warp ends while beaming to the loom. A named raddle in that drapery/weaving trade, not a reed as the beat-up comb alone and not a rake agricultural false friend.
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Weaving sword is used in Loom.
Beck’s Dictionary seats the weaving sword among flat beaters that pack weft on simple looms before or beside a reed. A named weaving-sword in that drapery/weaving trade, not a weapon sword and not the reed alone.
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Spinning wheel is historically related to Spindle.
Beck’s Dictionary seats the spinning wheel among domestic and trade wheels that drive a spindle to twist fiber into yarn. A named spinning-wheel in that drapery trade, not saxony-wheel as the flyer specialty alone and not drop-spindle as the hand-whorl cousin.
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Beck’s Dictionary seats the thimble among sewing furniture that protects the finger while driving a needle through cloth. A named thimble in that drapery/sewing trade, not a drinking thimble measure dump and not the needle alone.
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Beck’s Dictionary seats the bodkin among blunt large-eyed needles and tape-drawers of drapery and sewing furniture. A named bodkin in that drapery trade, not a dagger bodkin weapon and not a sharp sewing needle alone.
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Calendering is historically related to Silk.
beck-draper seats CALENDERING among its lemmas — calendering speech, not a free modern dump alone.
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Ferret is historically related to Silk.
beck-draper seats FERRET among its lemmas — ferret speech, not a free modern dump alone.
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Brocade is historically related to Silk.
beck-draper seats BROCADE among its lemmas — brocade speech, not a free modern dump alone.
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Felt is historically related to Wool.
beck-draper seats FELT among its lemmas — felt speech, not a free modern dump alone.
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Fuller's earth is historically related to Clay.
beck-draper seats FULLERS EARTH among its lemmas — fullers-earth speech, not a free modern dump alone.
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Canvas is historically related to Linen.
beck-draper seats canvas among its lemmas — canvas speech, not a free modern dump alone.
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Spinel is historically related to Dye.
beck-draper seats spinel among its lemmas — spinel speech, not a free modern dump alone.
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Crystal is historically related to Glass.
beck-draper seats CRYSTAL among its lemmas — crystal speech, not a free modern dump alone.
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Band box is historically related to Oak.
beck-draper seats bandbox beside oak as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Puffin is historically related to Wool.
beck-draper seats puffin beside wool as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Brogue is historically related to Workshop.
beck-draper seats brogue beside workshop as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Penner is historically related to Workshop.
beck-draper seats penner beside workshop as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Valise is historically related to Workshop.
beck-draper seats valise beside workshop as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Flamingo is historically related to Wool.
beck-draper seats flamingo beside wool as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Reindeer is historically related to Wool.
beck-draper seats reindeer beside wool as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Chesterfield is historically related to Workshop.
beck-draper seats chesterfield beside workshop as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Maroon is historically related to Oil.
beck-draper seats maroon beside oil as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Penguin is historically related to Oil.
beck-draper seats penguin beside oil as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Atelier is historically related to Water.
beck-draper seats atelier beside water as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Manilla is historically related to Iron.
beck-draper seats manilla beside iron as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Badger is historically related to Wax.
beck-draper seats badger beside wax as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Banana is historically related to Medicine.
beck-draper seats banana beside medicine as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Castle is historically related to Clay.
beck-draper seats castle beside clay as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Compass is historically related to Iron.
beck-draper seats compass beside iron as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Orange is historically related to Medicine.
beck-draper seats orange beside medicine as a craft peer — object speech, not a text-container or tradition dump.
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Cloth is historically related to Wool.
Beck’s draper’s handbook seats wool cloth among ordinary woven stock of trade. A named cloth beside wool as a chief fibre, not linen as another fibre and not every named weave.
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Cloth is historically related to Linen.
Beck’s draper’s handbook seats linen cloth beside wool among ordinary woven trade goods. A named cloth beside linen as a second chief fibre, not identity with the plant flax alone.
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Comb is historically related to Wool.
Beck’s draper’s handbook seats carding and dressing combs among tools that work wool fibre. A named comb beside wool, not every ornamental hair comb alone.
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Hat is historically related to Felt.
Beck’s draper’s handbook seats felt among stocks shaped into hats of trade. A named hat beside felt as ordinary hat body, not top-hat as one specialty form.
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Shoe is historically related to Leather.
Beck’s draper’s and related dress-trade speech seats shoes among leather footwear of ordinary wear. A named shoe beside leather, not oxford or derby as specialty forms alone.
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