longcloth

[ lawng-klawth, long-kloth ]

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

Origin of longcloth

1
First recorded in 1535–45; long1 + cloth

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British Dictionary definitions for longcloth

longcloth

/ (ˈlɒŋˌklɒθ) /


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

  2. US a light soft muslin

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