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osnaburg
noun 1adj 1
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3VERB + OSNABURG
put
OSNABURG + NOUN
pants, shirt
PREP.
on
Definitions
noun
1
A plain, coarse textile fabric made from flax, tow or jute yarns.
[I]f he attended those solemn meetings at which the price of freight or the quality of Osnaburghs was discussed, he turned the venerable persons of the old merchants and grocers into ridicule […].
adj
1
Designating or made from this fabric.
So that winter morning, I put on my osnaburg shirt and pants.
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[I]f he attended those solemn meetings at which the price of freight or the quality of Osnaburghs was discussed, he turned the venerable persons of the old merchants and grocers into ridicule […].
Wiktionary02
So that winter morning, I put on my osnaburg shirt and pants.
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