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Gresham: 'bad money drives out good money'
Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs

petersham: A narrow fabric having a pronounced rib weftway,composed of one or more picks per rib,and having lateral stiffness produced either by closeness of the weave or by a finishing process.It is woven with or without pockets in which to insert supports.The selvedges are formed by the return of the weft so as to produce gimp-like edges,or they are woven in a contrasting manner.
Category: Various industries and crafts

petersham: A ribbon,usually with silk or rayon warp and having single picks of relatively coarse weft,usually cotton,to form a rib with the return of the weft making a gimp-like edge and traditionally with 24-36 ribs per inch.
Category: Various industries and crafts

sham: a transaction intended to create the appearance that one transaction took place,whereas in fact another transaction or no transaction took place
Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs

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