What is the undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel called?
wave — The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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