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calanas

sf Spinning of wool or flax. 2 Working at wool, flax, hemp, &c. For technical terms employed see under "beart-fhigheadaireachd," "cuidheall-snìomh," "cuigeal" &c. [Usual measurements — Five ells or seven yards make a suit of men's clothes; 8 ells, a lady's costume; 8 ells a costume, including outdoor cloak or jacket. Amount of materials for a tweed suit — 1lb wool an ell of cloth (a little less for ladies' stuffs); 7lb clean wool makes 3 yards of drugget; 1½lb warp, ½lb good indigo. Carding and spinning, 8d. lb; weaving, 7d. ;yard].

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