Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A coarse woolen cloth manufactured at Tripoli and else-where in northern Africa.
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The principal establishments for the native manufactures of _aba_ and _shayak_ (rough and fine homespuns), and of _gaitan_ (braided embroidery) are at Sliven and Gabrovo respectively.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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