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Bunting

a soft, light, plain-woven, wool textile dyed in solid colors. It is used to some extent as a dress fabric, but in this country it is employed chiefly in the manufacture of flags, signals, and pennants. Bunting was first manufactured in the United States about 1864. See Flag

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