Word Meanings - PETERSHAM - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material.

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• ROUGHING-IN
  The first coat of plaster laid on brick; also, the process of applying it.
• ROUGHEN
  To grow or become rough.
• ROUGHT
  imp. of Reach.
• ROUGHHEWN
  1. Hewn coarsely without smoothing; unfinished; not polished. 2. Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated; rough-grained. "A roughhewn seaman." Bacon.
• WOOLEN
  1. Made of wool; consisting of wool; as, woolen goods. 2. Of or pertaining to wool or woolen cloths; as, woolen manufactures; a woolen mill; a woolen draper. Woolen scribbler, a machine for combing or preparing wool in thin, downy, translucent
• ROUGHLEG
  Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus Archibuteo, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called also rough- legged hawk, and rough-legged buzzard. Note: The best known species is Archibuteo lagopus of Northern Europe,
• ROUGHINGS
  Rowen.
• ROUGHSHOD
  Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse. To ride roughshod, to pursue a course regardless of the pain or distress it may cause others.
• ROUGHCAST
  1. A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing. 2. A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings. Shak.
• ROUGHTAIL
  Any species of small ground snakes of the family Uropeltidæ; -- so called from their rough tails.
• CLOTHESLINE
  A rope or wire on which clothes are hung to dry.
• ROUGHSTRINGS
  Pieces of undressed timber put under the steps of a wooden stair for their support.
• ROUGH-FOOTED
  Feather-footed; as, a rough-footed dove. Sherwood.
• MATERIALNESS
  The state of being material.
• ROUGH-LEGGED
  Having the legs covered with feathers; -- said of a bird. rough-legged hawk. See Roughleg.
• ROUGH-GRAINED
  Having a rough grain or fiber; hence, figuratively, having coarse traits of character; not polished; brisque.
• ROUGHWORK
  To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety, smoothness, or finish. Moxon.
• CLOTHESHORSE
  A frame to hang clothes on.
• KNOTTINESS
  1. The quality or state of being knotty or full of knots. 2. Difficulty of solution; intricacy; complication. " Knottiness of his style." Hare.
• SAILCLOTH
  Duck or canvas used in making sails.
• BEDCLOTHES
  Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed. Shak.
• HEARSECLOTH
  A cloth for covering a coffin when on a bier; a pall. Bp. Sanderson.
• BREECHCLOTH
  A cloth worn around the breech.
• HIGH-WROUGHT
  1. Wrought with fine art or skill; elaborate. Pope. 2. Worked up, or swollen, to a high degree; as, a highwrought passion. "A high-wrought flood." Shak.
• THOROUGHWORT
  See BONESET
• IMMATERIALIST
  One who believes in or professes, immaterialism.
• NECKCLOTH
  A piece of any fabric worn around the neck.
• BROADCLOTH
  A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width ; -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
• UNCLOTHED
  Divested or stripped of clothing. Byron. 2. Etym: (more info) 1. Etym:
• THOROUGH BASS
  The representation of chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as synonymous with harmony.
• DROUGHTY
  1. Characterized by drought; wanting rain; arid; adust. Droughty and parched countries. Ray. 2. Dry; thirsty; wanting drink. Thy droughty throat. Philips.