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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread bagheera #69446 05/10/2002 7:14 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I remembered the name of Mowgli's friend the Black Panther. Turns out it is name of a fabric, an unshorn velvet that is wrinkle resistant, and heavy enough to make coats. Seems likely Kipling had seen the fabric, and it reminded him of panther's fur. I deleted stitch mention. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bagheera #69447 05/10/2002 7:21 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park i don't know any sewing stitch called bagheera, and would be interested to see it... but curiously, the most common stitch for sewing fur, is a stitch identical to the one used for sewing the seam on baseballs (a half underhand stitch) and i am told the same stitch is used to sew blood vessels together.. so Dr bill, what do you know about cardiac surgery? or Doc Comfort? or Alex? and cardiac surgeons out there to confirm or deny the story? (is is used the the same reasons, strong, results in neat, tightly butted edges, and resist twisting.) my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bagheera #69448 05/10/2002 8:02 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear of troy: I mis-read the stitch part. I thought it meant bagheera was also name of kind of blind stitch/ 1.Textile Terminology ... Bagheera, Term used for uncut dyed velvet cloth to be used ... Blinding, Removal of lustre of textiles. Blind Stitch, A sewing stitch not visible on the face of ... http://apparel.indiamart.com/lib/textile/terminology09171998.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Nag #69449 05/10/2002 8:58 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Remember Riki-tiki-tavi's prime enemy, Nag? the Cobra or Nag as it is known in India. The word ‘Cobra’ is from the Portuguese ‘Cobra de Capello’ meaning ‘hooded serpent’. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Nag #69450 05/11/2002 4:20 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta and naga is the Indonesian for dragon. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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