Lexicographical Neighbors of Doups
Literary usage of Doups
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"3 is an illustration of a bottom-do up harness frame with several doups ...
Sometimes the doups are merely passed around the heddle bar and no cord is used. ..."
2. Jacquard Weaving and Designing by T. F. Bell (1895)
"Small metallic rings are sometimes used on the loops of the doups, and the warp
drawn through these rings ; this suits for yarn with much fibre on it, ..."
3. Cases Decided in the Court of Session, Court of Justiciary, and House of Lords by Scotland Court of Session, Scotland High Court of Justiciary, Scotland Parliament. House of Lords (1892)
"doups Burn, and have also demanded a settlement of the loss and damn.-: they have
sustained, but the defenders still continue the discharge, and refuse or ..."
4. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"Some time ago there were certain weavers who believed that no leno similar to a
Russian cord could be produced by the use of top doups. ..."
5. A Treatise on the Art of Weaving: Illustrated by Engravings with by John Murphy, of Scotland (1831)
"This inconvenience has, however, been obviated some time ago, by applying an
additional standard to the upper doups : by which contrivance, ..."
6. Bulletin by United States (1918)
"(rf) Right and left hand doups. (<) Drawing-in the ends and reeding them properly.
If) Operation of the harnesses. (g) Construction of the pattern chain. ..."
7. The Mechanism of Weaving by Thomas William Fox (1894)
"Top doups may, of course, be used when twisting threads go under straight ones,
if the former are lifted every pick; but in such cases doup twine and ..."
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