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monteith
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monteith, n.
See Monteth. [1913 Webster]
monteith, n.
A kind of cotton handkerchief having a uniform colored ground with a regular pattern of white spots produced by discharging the color; -- so called from the Glasgow manufactures. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
monteith, n.
A vessel in which glasses are washed; -- so called from the name of the inventor. [1913 Webster]
"New things produce new words, and thus Monteth
Has by one vessel saved his name from death." [1913 Webster]
Has by one vessel saved his name from death." [1913 Webster]
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