Flock is the refuse of cotton and wool, or the shearing of woollen goods, etc, formerly used for stuffing mattresses, furniture, etc. Flock-paper is a kind of wall-paper, having raised figures resembling cloth, made of flock, or of cloth cut up very fine, and attached to the paper by size or varnish. Research Flock
Wall-paper was introduced into Europe around 1555 from China and Japan by the Dutch and Spanish and slowly replaced tapestry, stamped leather and other mural hangings as the predominant wall covering coming into general use around 1830. Research Wall-paper
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