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Holland (Cloth)

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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A cloth so called from the country where it was first made. It was originally a fine plain linen fabric of a brownish colour - unbleached flax. Several varieties are now made: hollands, pale hollands and fine hollands. They are used for aprons, blinds, shirts, blouses and dresses.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Holland (Cloth)'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​h/holland-cloth.html. 1910.
 
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