linen
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At the same time, Chinese companies are making a big play for the U.S. consumer when it comes to systemically unimportant stuff, like bubble tea and linen pants.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Tattered sweaters, linen T-shirts, parachute shirts and “bondage suits” are printed with slogans that read “Only anarchists are pretty” and “Anarchist punk gang.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
During Greco-Roman times, Egyptian artists were called upon to inscribe funerary spells on linen mummy bandages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
But he warned: "The linen backing is weakened by age, and the wool embroidery threads are vulnerable to stress."
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
She was near enough so he could hear the creak of her starched linen coif as she peered at him to see whether he was asleep.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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