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User Name	Thread Name	Subject	Posted
GUEST,Rowan	vernacular/idiomatic expressions (5)	RE: vernacular/idiomatic expressions	22 Sep 06
In early Sydney, the cheapest durable cloth was often 'ticking', a type of duck that was often marked with parallel blue threads (longitudinally in the weave; I forget the correct term). So the convicts wore clothing made of duck and their stripes were part of the weave. Almost certainly this relected English practice but I can't be dogmatic about it. Cheers, Rowan

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