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Holland (Cloth)
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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.