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Definition of Bengalines
1. bengaline [n] - See also: bengaline
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bengalines
Literary usage of Bengalines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Silk Manufacturing and Its Problems by James Chittick (1913)
"Mr. A , in talking over styles for the coming season with the department manager,
suggests, for instance, the idea of getting up some lines of bengalines, ..."
2. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"This is especially true of the bengalines made of cotton yarn with a two-ply ...
A good many cotton bengalines are now made with soft twist two-ply warp, ..."
3. Hand Book of the United States Tariff: Containing the Tariff Act of 1913 by Vandegrift, F.B., & Co, United States (1913)
"60% 318 " and wool bengalines (TD 12840, 20924) 45% 358 " and wool braids (TD
14139) 60% 290 " and wool gloria cloths (TD 14713), as wool dress goods 35% ..."
4. Treasury Decisions Under Tariff and Internal Revenue Laws, Etc by Dept. of the Treasury, United States Dept. of the Treasury, United States (1899)
"bengalines, a fabric composed of silk and wool, silk chief value, dutiable at 45
per cent ad valorem under paragraph 302, act of 1894, as manufactures of ..."
5. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports by United States Bureau of Manufactures (1892)
"In fact, the competition in bengalines may be considered the cause of the French
failles, usually so popular, having been pushed into the background, ..."
6. Bulletin by Montana Historical Society, Henry E. Legler Regional Branch, Library, Chicago Public Library, Chicago West Side Historical Society (1916)
"Since sales persons in this department sell all the kinds of silk fabrics, they
should know bengalines, brocade, chiffon, corded silk, taffeta, China silk, ..."
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