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countable and uncountable, plural osnaburgs
(now chiefly US) A plain, coarse textile fabric made from flax, tow or jute yarns. quotations examples
[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 […] .
1791, Charlotte Smith, Celestina, Broadview, published 2004, page 258
comparative more osnaburg, superlative most osnaburg
(now chiefly US) Designating or made from this fabric. quotations examples
So that winter morning, I put on my osnaburg shirt and pants.
2019, Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer, Penguin Books (2020), pages 11–12