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Codilla
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
the name given to the broken fibres which are separated from the flax during the scutching process. On this account it is sometimes termed scutching tow. Quantities of this material are used along with heckled tow in the production of tow yarns.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Codilla'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/codilla.html. 1910.