longcloth

American  

[lawng-klawth, long-kloth] / ˈlɔŋˌklɔθ, ˈlɒŋˌklɒθ /

noun

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

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longcloth British  

/ ˈlɒŋˌklɒθ /

noun

1. a fine plain-weave cotton cloth made in long strips

2. a light soft muslin

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Etymology

Origin of longcloth

First recorded in 1535–45; long ¹ + cloth

Example Sentences

From beneath a black quilted dressing-gown peeped with virtuous pride the longcloth of a nightdress of Victorian severity.

From Patricia Brent, Spinster by Jenkins, Herbert George

A pile of stinking sheep-skins, a few rolls of questionable longcloth, two packets of candles, some sheep-shears, gin-traps, and a keg of tar.

From On the Heels of De Wet by James, Lionel

Gaudy shawls cover white cotton jackets; and skirts of bright, showy longcloth suggest the parrot or the cockatoo.

From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

"Here," said the shopwoman, "is the gown, longcloth, one-and-sixpence; here is the flannel, one-and-sixpence; and here is the little shirt, sixpence."

From Esther Waters by Moore, George (George Augustus)

An honest hosier and draper, serge and longcloth warehouseman"—he groaned from rib to rib—"at the sign of the Gartered Kitten in the loyal town of Dulverton.

From Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)