Gingerline

Another modification of the Invention which may be applied in certain cases, that is to say, when it is required to imitate the skins of animals having wavy or frizzled hair, such as those known under the name of otter's or astracan fur, is as follows; but in this case I would observe, it is preferable to use, instead of wool properly so called, in the manufacture of these fulled stuffs, alpaca, cashmere, gingerline, or other similar wools which have naturally wavy hairs, contrary to wool which is smoother.

To Mary Gey, she gives her 'best hatt,' her 'ould petecoat and one doulis smock and a blew apron and an under coat of gingerline.'

Among the stuffs supplied to the Indians we find gingerline. The traders paid one yard and a half of gingerline for a bearskin, so doubtless many a brave wore gay gingerline breeches, and many a squaw a gingerline jacket.

The brown samples (Nos. 3 and 4) are "gingerlines" of an inferior quality ; they are lacking in lustre and have too much the appearance of wool.

Four of them can now be dyed without increase, French green, gingerline, deer colour, orange colour.

Silk grogans, satins, velvet fine, The rosy-colour'd carnadine, Your nutmeg hue, or gingerline, Cloth-of-tissue or tabine, That like beaten gold will shine In your amorous ladies' eyne, Whilst you their softer silks do twine?

Some wore great wide gallyslops down to the knee, others bombasted trunk hose with canions, while all, without exception, were paned and slashed, fringed and embroidered in the most brilliant colours, pearl white, primrose, carnation, gingerline, and the richest fabrics: satins, velvets, damasks and brocades all newly come from the tailor.

Colors that reflected England's new colonies and recent explorations; brick, greediline, gingerline, muske, pepper, grape, fawne, sage, corke, tobacco, Virginia-ffrog.