Difference between revisions of "Barleycorn"

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1) A class of weaving patterns that uses long floating threads to form a geometric design.

2) A Cotton cloth with a checked pattern resembling a barley kernel.

espiguilla (Esp.); gerstekorrel (binding) (Ned); bird's eye; honeycomb; barley corn; barlicorn;

H. Hodges, Artifacts: An Introduction to Early Materials and Techniques, Ronaldd P. Frye, Kingston, Canada, 1988, page 142.

Henry Hodges, Artifacts: An Introduction to Early Materials and Technology, Ronald P. Frye, Kingston, Canada, 1988 Comment: p. 142

Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

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 ) A class of weaving patterns that uses long floating threads to form a geometric design.
-) A [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cotton cotton] cloth with a checked pattern resembling a barley kernel.
+) A [[cotton]] cloth with a checked pattern resembling a barley kernel.
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