longcloth

[lawng-klawth, long-kloth]

noun

a fine, white, cotton cloth, of plain weave; high-grade muslin.

Origin of longcloth

First recorded in 1535–45; long¹ + cloth

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Examples from the Web for longcloth

Historical Examples of longcloth

Longcloth, which is now commonly bleached, comprehends a number of various qualities.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8
Various
A piece of calico or longcloth from another discarded article is not difficult to get.
Needlework Economies
Various
The material was also invariably of a kind to wear, a fine linen or a closely woven English longcloth.
Home Life in Germany
Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

British Dictionary definitions for longcloth

longcloth

noun

a fine plain-weave cotton cloth made in long strips
US a light soft muslin

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