huckaback
/huhk-uh-bak/US // ˈhʌk əˌbæk //UK // (ˈhʌkəˌbæk) //
哈克巴克,哈克布克,哈克巴德,哈克巴克斯
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : toweling of linen or cotton, of a distinctive absorbent weave.
Examples
Their minds and persons were composed of that fibre which constitutes nature's veriest huckaback.
For family towels, huckaback is the most serviceable, although damask is used a great deal (see Fig. 78).
But Joyce was intently examining some homely towelling, and weighing the respective merits of bird's-eye and huckaback.
Is it a small thing, I ask you, to teach the qualities and fine shades of damask, and the high-lights of huckaback?
Give him the finest huckaback, and Mr. Montfort is easy satisfied, so long as there's no fringes.
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