Kommiskostym and n?th?rsavfall translation please

[Mary E Leveille]

Could someone translate kommiskostym and nöthårsavfall please?

[Jan Jutefors]

Mary,  Kommiskostym = soldiers uniform (slang)  nöthår = nuthair the fibre of coconut you are making coconut matting  Avfall = waste

[Mats Åsenius]

Janne! Kommis är en tygkvalit?.Se NE nedan.  ko?mmiss, uniformskläde, grovt, streckruggat ylletyg av gråbrungrönt melangegarn eller i mörkblå färg.   Nöthår är textilfiber framställd av hår från nötkreatur, används till mattor t.ex. MVH Mats

[Britta Stenberg-Tyrefors]

Mary Nöthår is cowhair. Cowhair has been mixed with a portion of sheeps wool an spun into yarn and woven to coarse covers. Those covers vere used in boats, in sledges and also in beds under roof. Cowhair is water repellent and under a such a cover you are always dry. Its not the one and only way nöthår has been used, just one of them.                          Britta Stenberg-Tyrefors

[Jan Jutefors]

In swedish we use the word nöthårsmatta (matta = carpet) and in Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of Current English:  Coconut matting, made from the tough fibre of the coconuts outer covering.  Sorry I answered again below.

[Jan Wallander]

Mary, Kommiskostym does not necessarily mean that the person was a soldier. It is a special woven fabric, mainly used for military uniforms but it was also common for dresses for civilians.  Best regards Jan