mechlin

There were sibilant, whispered conversations about a mislaid petticoat with a mechlin hem; drawers were searched and the missing garment triumphantly unearthed; silk mitts were discussed, discarded; the white shoes -- real buck and a topnotch article -- forced on.

Mountain Blood A Novel Joseph Hergesheimer 1917

His wig was awry, his cravat of fine mechlin under one ear.

Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia Mary Johnston 1903

Equally picturesque, and not in the slightest degree effeminate on a man like Rubens, is the falling collar of pointed mechlin, just seen above the cloak draped in large folds.

The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art Sarah Tytler 1870