Sentence:  I have just put 42 yards of tow linen in the storeroom, after cutting 6 tow towels for Harriet, and 6 of <WSD>birdeye</WSD> cotton and tow, and 7 <WSD>birdeye</WSD> I cut a short time before making 13 of <WSD>birdeye</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A reverse twill weave, or cloth made with that weave.