American cloth
Britishnoun
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They spun and wove American cloth when men renounced British imports.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
His books are carefully covered in brown paper or American cloth.
From John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced by O'Rell, Max
Together we went round to the end of the table, and there, surely enough, found a letter pinned to the American cloth, and addressed to my companion in a bold but rather quaint handwriting.
From A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta by Boothby, Guy
The object of this remark was a stalwart, middle-aged, labouring man, who carried an American cloth bag in his hand, and, to judge by the mud on his garments, had travelled some distance.
From The Cock-House at Fellsgarth by Reed, Talbot Baines
Why are our clothes not made of American cloth or of American silk?
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 by Various
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