American cloth
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They spun and wove American cloth when men renounced British imports.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
He swung his pack round and took off the piece of American cloth from the top of it.
From The New Gulliver and Other Stories by Pain, Barry
Its furniture was scanty, and comprised a table, covered with American cloth, a cupboard, and two wooden chairs, upon one of which James was invited to seat himself.
From The Childerbridge Mystery by Boothby, Guy Newell
Bound in green American cloth, it looked to me more marvelous than the most priceless book has ever looked since!
From The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections by Terry, Ellen
At about a third of the way down from the terrace door a great screen, covered with American cloth, cut the room almost in two.
From Viviette by Locke, William John
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