A woven, nonwoven or knitted fabric composed of continuous strands of material used for reinforcing or strengthening membranes.
A theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted.
A sheet of gauze etc. used to reduce the intensity of light.
A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, used for curtains, etc,.
A large military scarf, usually camouflage coloured and used for concealment when not used as a scarf.
Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.
A practice match between one or more organized teams usually in preparation for a more competitive format, such as a tournament.
To participate in a scrim.
To use a scrim.
Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
Unmanufactured material; raw material.
A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.
A basic or essential supply.
A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
A small pit.
A district granted to an abbey.
Place of supply; source.
The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
A recurring topic or character.
A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
To sort according to its staple.
To secure with a staple.
Fit to be sold; marketable.
Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.