Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Swanskin; a kind of woolen blanketing used by printers as an elastic impression-surface.
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Examples
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Lousteau, the dealer in orders and tickets rose from a sturdy chair before a large cylinder desk, and Lucien beheld the leader of the claque, Braulard himself, dressed in a gray molleton jacket, footed trousers, and red slippers; for all the world like a doctor or a solicitor.
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The larger is a frame fitted with wire netting, over which a piece of molleton is placed.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Various
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Dressed in molleton, with no adornment save the glow of a perfect health, she seemed at this moment, as on the
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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Dressed in molleton, with no adornment save the glow of a perfect health, she seemed at this moment, as on the
The Battle of the Strong — Complete A Romance of Two Kingdoms Gilbert Parker 1897
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A lobster-woman shrieking that the Day of Judgment was come, instinctively straightened her cap, smoothed out her dress of molleton, and put on her sabots.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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Jersey housewives, in bedgones and white caps, with molleton dresses rolled up to the knees, pushed their way through the crowd, jars of black butter, or jugs of cinnamon brandy on their heads.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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A lobster-woman shrieking that the Day of Judgment was come, instinctively straightened her cap, smoothed out her dress of molleton, and put on her sabots.
The Battle of the Strong — Complete A Romance of Two Kingdoms Gilbert Parker 1897
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A lobster-woman shrieking that the Day of Judgment was come, instinctively straightened her cap, smoothed out her dress of molleton, and put on her sabots.
The Battle of the Strong — Volume 1 A Romance of Two Kingdoms Gilbert Parker 1897
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Jersey housewives, in bedgones and white caps, with molleton dresses rolled up to the knees, pushed their way through the crowd, jars of black butter, or jugs of cinnamon brandy on their heads.
The Battle of the Strong — Complete A Romance of Two Kingdoms Gilbert Parker 1897
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Dressed in molleton, with no adornment save the glow of a perfect health, she seemed at this moment, as on the
The Battle of the Strong — Volume 5 A Romance of Two Kingdoms Gilbert Parker 1897
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