1893 text
Shag was a stuff similar to plush. In 1703 a youth who was missing is described in an advertisement as wearing “red shag breeches, striped with black stripes.” (Planche’s “Cyclopxdia of Costume “).
Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
Shag was a stuff similar to plush. In 1703 a youth who was missing is described in an advertisement as wearing “red shag breeches, striped with black stripes.” (Planche’s “Cyclopxdia of Costume “).
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Shag:
noun.
A fabric made by weaving, felting, knitting or crocheting fibers.
A coarse long nap, as on a woolen cloth.