 Singles is formed of one of the reeled threads being twisted in order to give it strength and firmness. Tram is formed of two or more threads twisted together. In this state it is commonly used in weaving, as the shoot or weft. Thrown silJe is formed...  A Handy Dictionary of Commercial Information - Page 390by Edward T. Blakely - 1878 - 485 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edwin Lankester - 1876 - 442 pages
...singles, trams, and organzines, or thrown silk. Singles consist of a single reeled thread, twisted to give it strength and firmness ; tram is formed of two or more threads twisted together, — in these states it is used for forming the shoot or weft ; organzine, or thrown silk, consists of two,... | |
 | John Ogilvie - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1883 - 834 pages
...collective noun) is formed of one of the reeled thread), being twisted in order to give it strength ami firmness Tram is formed of two or more threads twisted...together. In this state it is commonly used in weaving, u the thoat or uw/t Thrown rilk is formed nf one, two. three, or more singles, accordIng to the substance... | |
 | John Ogilvie - 1883 - 830 pages
...into one of three forms, viz. riiigU*, tram, or orgamine. Singles (a collective noun) is formed of one of the reeled threads, being twisted in order to give it fltrength and firmness. Tram is formed of two or more threads twisted together. In this state it is... | |
 | California. Legislature - California - 1885 - 905 pages
...more of the simple threads first spun by the worm. SINGLES, TRAM, OR ORGANZINE. A single is formed of one of the reeled threads, being twisted in order...and firmness. Tram is formed of two or more threads, being twisted in order to give it strength and firmness. It is used for the filling or woof of goods.... | |
 | Financial reform assoc - 1885 - 514 pages
...of one reeled thread, being twisted in order to give it strength and firmness ; or second, " train," formed of two or more threads twisted together ; in this state it is commonly used, in wearing, as the weft, or transverse threads of the web, termed in the silk manufacture the shoot; or... | |
 | Harold Irwin Cleveland - China - 1900 - 674 pages
...one of three forms — singles, tram or organzine. Singles is formed of one of the reeled threads, twisted in order to give it strength and firmness....is formed of two or more threads twisted together, and is commonly used in weaving. Organzine, or thrown silk, is formed by twisting together two or more... | |
 | Dorset (England) - 1915 - 464 pages
...into one of three forms, namely, singles, tram, and organ2ine. The silk called singles is formed of one of the reeled threads being twisted in order to...more threads twisted together : in this state it is generally used in weaving as the shoot or weft. Thrown silk is composed of two, three, or more singles,... | |
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