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The half-nylon, half-cotton outfit, with its amoebic pattern of green, brown, tan and black, is unacceptably hot, even in temperate climates.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was coarse and half-cotton, but it was clean, and Eloise tied it around her neck, greatly to Mrs. Biggs's surprise.

From The Cromptons by Holmes, Mary Jane

But it was the half-cotton fabric, dingy and napless, considered good enough for summer wear, in which Ben was arrayed.

From David Fleming's Forgiveness by Edwards, G. H. (George Henry)