Definitions
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- noun A soft, thick, slightly textured
fabric made from the inner bark of certain trees, pounded together.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Nyanja kotola, ku - v.t. "strip off bark for barkcloth, burn off skin, brand"; ngotola "hooked stick used in removing baobab bark to make a rope (from kotola)."
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January 30, 2008 at 12:44 am ai feel az ai musts interjek a werd ov differmintz heer…….dat couch iz teh win….oranj izzint wun ov mi faborite culurz leestest faborite akshually but iz classic barkcloth print…..iz bery stylish ……
eeeeww… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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I am going to sew a huge denim tote bag, lined with nice vintage barkcloth and carry it with me to all the flea markets and estate sales in Portland, Oregon covered with pins, patches and buttons!
Things I Don't Need But Want Anyway (one of an infinite series) - A Dress A Day 2007
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What I do have, if anyone is interested, is piles of novelty print/floral print 40s and 50s and 60s barkcloth fabrics, some of which I'm willing to swap.
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It was a barkcloth type tht my grandmother brought back from her one and only trip to Hawaii.
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Every year the cloth-makers take the bark from the tree, and hammer it into barkcloth with mallets, and dry it in the Sun, and every year people buy new barkcloths.
The King of the Snakes and Other Folk-Lore Stories From Uganda 1922
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"The King's soldiers, who are dressed in grey barkcloth," said the frog.
The King of the Snakes and Other Folk-Lore Stories From Uganda 1922
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So the King gave him the command of the army, and they marched to Budu and built a great fort and drove back the enemy and killed thousands of warriors, and when those who were left saw Stranger commanding the Baganda they were afraid, for he wore strange clothes made of barkcloth, and they said: "He is a wizard; we cannot fight against him."
The King of the Snakes and Other Folk-Lore Stories From Uganda 1922
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At last she thought of a wicked plan; she said to the goat: "My cousins who live across the valley are making a big feast this afternoon and I have promised them a surprise; will you go to the barkcloth makers and buy me a very beautiful cloth to wear at the feast?"
The King of the Snakes and Other Folk-Lore Stories From Uganda 1922
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Kintu how to plant them in rows wide apart, for she said: "They will spread and need room to grow"; then she planted a barkcloth branch from which in time she showed Kintu how to make barkcloth, and she sowed some of the millet seed, so that her fowls should always have food; and she and Kintu were very busy and very happy and loved each other very much.
The King of the Snakes and Other Folk-Lore Stories From Uganda 1922
treeseed commented on the word barkcloth
Barkcloth is a soft, thick, slightly textured fabric so named because it has a rough surface like that of tree bark. This barkcloth is usually made of densely woven cotton fibers. Historically, the fabric has been used in home furnishings, such as curtains, drapery, upholstery, and slipcovers. It is often associated with 1950s and 1960s home fashions.
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February 12, 2008