Duck

a stout, plain-woven, canvas-like fabric, made of either linen or cotton. Duck is of various weights and styles of finish, is bleached or unbleached, dyed in plain colors or printed. In true duck, two warp threads are laid together in the loom and woven as one. Duck, as retailed, is usually about twenty-eight inches wide, but for manufacturers' purposes, it is made as wide as 208 inches. Duck in its different qualities is put to a variety of uses. Heavy, unbleached duck is used for awnings, sails, tents, stack covers, etc.; bleached duck for men's summer clothes, women's and children's suits, and waiters' coats and aprons. Fancy striped duck is used for tents and awnings. Elastic linen duck is used as an extra stiffening in men's coats.