Specks of some glistening substance were scattered through the mass, apparently incipient carbonisation of the peat.
"Himalayan Journals V2."
J. D. Hooker
A good deal of shoddy is used in making the cheaper class of these goods, and it is quite natural that such "artificial wool" behaves differently from pure wool, not only with regard to its shade resulting from mixing and working together differently dyed waste wools, but also on account of its possessing a greater affinity for all kinds of dye-stuff than raw wool; this in consequence of the carbonisation and washing processes it has undergone, and also of the mordants which the material may retain from previous processes.
"The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics"
Franklin Beech