scratched
Example Sentences
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The flax has since been broken, scutched, hackled, spun, and woven to create the fabric linen.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2021
Italy, Russia, India, had sent their scutched hemp and tow to Bridetown.
From The Spinners by Phillpotts, Eden
Both lots when retted and scutched were examined by an inspector of the department and by several flax spinners.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
The scutched flax is drawn through iron combs which still further open the fiber.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
They found Levi Baggs grumbling to himself over a mass of badly scutched flax; but when he heard that Raymond Ironsyde was coming, he grew philosophic.
From The Spinners by Phillpotts, Eden
