Obs. [ad. OFr. florete (Fr. fleuret) floss-silk. Cf. FERRET sb.2] = FERRET sb.2 Only attrib. as floret-silk = floss-silk.

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1583.  Rates Customho., E iv. Silk called Floret silk the pound contayning xvi. vnces.

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1611.  Cotgr., Fleuret, course silke; floret silke.

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1640.  Scavage Table, in Entick, London (1766), II. 169. Ferret or Floret silk.

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  Hence † Floreting.

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1775.  Romans, Hist. Florida, 144. This mixture is carded and called floretting.

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