Obs. Also 7–8 kentin. [app. f. Kent, the English county (cf. Kentish cloth under KENTISH a. 3) + -ING1.] A kind of fine linen cloth.
1657. R. Ligon, Barbadoes (1673), 109. Linnen Cloth, as Canvas and Kentings.
1696. J. F., Merchant’s Ware-ho., 31. Neck-cloaths…. There is one sort more which comes from Hamborough, these are made of Kenting thread.
1712. Mrs. Centlivre, Perplexed Lovers, IV. Buy any British cloth or Holland Kentins, Cambricks or Muslin?
1793. Statist. Acc. Scot., VII. 175. Lawns, gauzes and linens called Kentings are exported to Ireland.
b. A piece of this used as a strainer.
1725. Bradley, Fam. Dict., s.v. Plum, Let the Syrup … be strain’d through a Kentin upon your Plums.
