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OSNABURG

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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 353 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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OSNABURG  , the name given to a coarsish type of

plain fabric, originally made from
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flax yarns . It is now made from either flax,
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tow or jute yarns—sometimes flax or tow warp with mixed or jute weft, and often entirely of jute . The finer and better qualities form a kind of
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common sheeting, and the various kinds may contain from 20 to 36 threads per inch and Io to 15 picks per inch .

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