blazes

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They settled in different parts of England, and introduced and promoted the manufacture of baizes, serges, crapes, &c.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 371, May 23, 1829 by Various

Besides their cloths, however, they work up a considerable quantity of camblets, callimancoes, and baizes, chiefly red and spotted, for domestic consumption.

From Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 by Pinkney, Lt-Col.

Flannels and baizes are the principal woollen articles made in and near Halifax, together with cloth for the use of the army. 

From Rides on Railways by Sidney, Samuel

Dewsbury, a town, England, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and 30 miles south-west of the town of York, chiefly engaged in the manufacture of heavy woollen cloths, including blankets, carpets, rugs, flannels, and baizes.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

Both, however, will appreciate in proportion to the increase of manufactures of worsted, flannels, baizes, and the like.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert