Nicholas v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
1942
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cited by 1 later decisions
June 1950
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“1. An ornamental bordering formed of short lengths of thread, whether loose or twisted, or of twisted cord more or less fine, variously arranged or combined, projecting from the edge of the material ornamented * * *. [Italics quoted.]”
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