Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
linen — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cloth, material, flaxen fabric, sheeting, linen cloth. Types of linen include: damask, single damask, five leaf damask, eight leaf damask, linen duck, linen huckaback, linen crash, dowlas, osnaburg, low sheeting, low brown… … English dictionary for students
crash — crash1 [krash] vi. [ME crashen, prob. echoic var. of cracken (see CRACK1); akin to Dan krase, to crackle, Ger krach, crash, disaster < krachen, to crack] 1. to fall, collide, or break with force and with a loud, smashing noise 2. a) to make a… … English World dictionary
Crash — Crash, n. [L. crassus coarse. See {Crass}.] Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crash — crash1 crasher, n. /krash/, v.i. 1. to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces. 2. to break or fall to pieces with noise. 3. (of moving vehicles, objects, etc.) to collide, esp. violently and noisily. 4. to move or go with … Universalium
crash — 1. v., n., & adv. v. 1 intr. & tr. make or cause to make a loud smashing noise (the cymbals crashed; crashed the plates together). 2 tr. & intr. throw, drive, move, or fall with a loud smashing noise. 3 intr. & tr. a collide or cause (a vehicle)… … Useful english dictionary
crash — crash1 verb 1》 collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle. ↘(of an aircraft) fall from the sky and violently hit the land or sea. ↘informal (of a company s shares) fall suddenly and disastrously in value. ↘Computing fail… … English new terms dictionary
crash — I. verb Etymology: Middle English crasschen Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to break violently and noisily ; smash b. to damage (an airplane) in landing 2. a. to cause to make a loud noise … New Collegiate Dictionary
crash — I [[t]kræʃ[/t]] v. i. 1) to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces 2) to break or fall to pieces with noise 3) (of moving objects) to collide, esp. violently and noisily 4) to strike with a crash 5) aer. to land an… … From formal English to slang
crash — I. /kræʃ / (say krash) verb (t) 1. to force or impel with violence and noise. 2. to damage (a motor vehicle, aircraft, etc.) in a collision. 3. to break (something) into pieces violently and noisily; shatter. 4. Colloquial to come uninvited to (a …
crash finish — noun Etymology: crash (IV) : a finish especially of paper resembling coarse linen … Useful english dictionary
List of Third Watch episodes — The following is a list of episodes for the NBC original series, Third Watch. The series started on September 23, 1999 and concluded its sixth and final season on May 6, 2005. Contents 1 Season 1: 1999–2000 2 Season 2: 2000–2001 3 Season 3:… … Wikipedia
