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Meaning of PARKESINE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Parkes"ine\, n. [So called from Mr. Parkes, the
inventor.]
A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil,
but later from different materials, and used as a substitute
for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also
{xylotile}.
 
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