单词 | nilla |
释义 | † ˈnilla Obs. Also 7 nilley. [Of obscure origin.] A kind of Indian piece-goods (see quot. 1696 and Bengal 1).
1696J. F. Merch. Wareho. laid open 30 Nilleys, of which there is two sorts, strip'd and plain, by the Buyers are called Bengalls, because they come from the Bay of Bengall;..it is of much use for Gowns and Petty-Coats, but does shrink in wearing unreasonably. 1712Lond. Gaz. No. 5051/3 Nillaes, Niccanees, Photaes. 1725― No. 6388/2 The following Goods, viz... Herba Taffaties, Nillaes. 1757tr. Guyon's New Hist. E. Indies II. 510 Prohibited goods. 50 allejars; 2650 nillaes. |

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