.::. Some Random Terms .::. • Shed roof A sloping roof having its surface in one plane. .... • Oxford Fibre: Cotton - some in rayon. Weave: Plain. variations - usually basket 2 x 1. Characteristics: Warp has two fine yarns which travel as one and one heavier softly-spun bulky filling which gives it a basket-weave look. Better qualities are mercerized. rather heavy. Usually is all white but some has a spaced stripe in the warp direction. Launders very well but soils easily. When made with yarn dyed warp and white weft, it is called oxford chambray. The one remaining commercial shirting material made originally by a Scotch mill which bore the names of four Universities - Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, and Yale. .... • Utility window A window where the sash pulls into the house pivoting from the sill or from the header. (Dual positioning) ....