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What is "White Goods" - Definition & Explanation

A very broad term which implies any goods bleached and finished in the white condition. Some of the cotton white goods are muslin, cambric, dimity, lawn, longcloth, organdy, voile, etc.

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Schiffli Embroidery
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Mordants
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Mantle
Mantle a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes,...

Modacrylic Fiber
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Wire loom
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Companies for White Goods:
If you manufacture, distribute or otherwise deal in White Goods.