Linen
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A one-page dictionary entry on linen from Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary. It surveys the history of linen in ancient Egypt and the Bible, with notes on the fineness of Egyptian cloth and the corselet of Amasis. It also covers the start of linen manufacture in England and Ireland and defines linen as a fabric with varieties such as damask, diaper, cambric and huckaback.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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