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bark cloth
noun
1.
any cloth, as tapa, made by soaking and pounding the inner bark of certain trees.
2.
fabric woven to resemble such cloth, used for upholstery, bedcovers, etc.
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| bark cloth | |
| —n | |
| a papery fabric made from the fibrous inner bark of various trees, esp of the moraceous genus Ficus and the leguminous genus Brachystegia | |
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Bark cloth
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example sentences
The tough bark is used as cordage and to make bark cloth.
Tannin from the koa bark has been used to make a red dye for traditional bark cloth.
These early garments were made of native tapa, or bark cloth.
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