| 单词 | irish linen |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIrish linen Irish linen n. linen manufactured in Ireland; spec. a fine, lightweight linen made of Irish flax; a piece or example of this. ΚΠ 1739 London Daily Post 25 July (advt.) Table-Linen, Irish Linen, Dowlass, and printed Linen, &c. 1785 J. Wedgwood Let. 3 Oct. in Sel. Lett. (1965) 285 Irish linens in the British market. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 516/1 Dowlas is a strong kind of Irish linen, for shirting. 1879 M. E. Braddon Vixen III. 319 She wore Irish poplin, and Irish lace, Irish stockings, and Irish linen. 1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 233 Irish linen, a very fine light-weight linen woven of Irish flax. 1973 P. Geddes Ottawa Allegation viii. 102 In a department store on the Mall she stood and fingered Irish linens. 2005 C. Mendelson Laundry iii. xx. 315 Some Irish linen is still whitened by bleaching in the sunlight, a process called ‘grass bleaching’. < as lemmas |
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