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Candlewick (yarn)

Scope note

Thick, loosely twisted, plied yarn, usually of cotton, used especially for embroidered bedspreads.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000227793

Broader Terms used

<yarn by form>

Created

13yrs ago

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