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India Linen

a variety of fine cotton lawn, bleached pure white, and finished with considerable starch. It is used for women's and children's gowns. It is sometimes dyed black or in plain colors. The same fabric is also called India linon.

Sailboat, Bombay. Zebu cart of a rich Indian. East Indian civilization
Sailboat, Bombay. Zebu cart of a rich Indian. East Indian civilization
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