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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A soft, absorbent fabric woven with bird's eye pattern. Huckaback, or huck, is made from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cotton cotton] and/or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=linen linen] and is primarily used for towels. The name for a hotel or linen supply company is sometimes woven into the center of each square.
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A soft, absorbent fabric woven with bird's eye pattern. Huckaback, or huck, is made from [[cotton]] and/or [[linen]] and is primarily used for towels. The name for a hotel or linen supply company is sometimes woven into the center of each square.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 13:42, 16 January 2014

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Description

A soft, absorbent fabric woven with bird's eye pattern. Huckaback, or huck, is made from Cotton and/or Linen and is primarily used for towels. The name for a hotel or linen supply company is sometimes woven into the center of each square.

Synonyms and Related Terms

huck; huckabuck

Authority

  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
  • Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937

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