osnaburg

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#1·7h ago

(now, chiefly, US) A plain, coarse textile fabric made from flax, tow or jute yarns.

Origin: From Osnaburg, the former English name of the German city of Osnabrück (from which it may have been first imported into English-speaking countries). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·7h ago

(now, chiefly, US) Designating or made from this fabric.

So that winter morning, I put on my osnaburg shirt and pants.

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