whittle (2), whitel

[A. S. hwitel a blanket, lit. a small, white thing, from hwit =white; cogn. with Icel. hvitill a whittle, from hvitr =white; Norw. kirtel, from kirt.] A double blanket, worn by west-country women over the shoulders like a cloak. whittle-shawl, subst. A fine kerseymere shawl bordered with fringes. IMG:content-0869.png:[ocr errors] Section of Whit worth-gun. b. Reinforce band; c. Breech-block; k. Cartridge chamber. bore, but the rear part tapered somewhat, and did not touch the riffing, while the point was rounded. Both muzzle-loading and breech-loading patterns were made. There was very little windage, and good ranges were obtained.