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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing.

A diversity of colors in yarn, recurring at regular intervals.

Knight.

ppr.

Overspreading with clouds; obscuring; giving an appearance of gloom or sullenness.

clouding

clouding ‎(plural cloudings)

A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing.
A diversity of colours in yarn, recurring at regular intervals.
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