canvas (Q1380)
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| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | canvas |
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A strong or coarse unbleached cloth made of hemp or flax, used from the 1760s on British and American schoolbooks as a covering material, and more generally as a spine lining material. Where the source of the fibre is known, it can be added to the term (e.g. linen canvas).
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grov, vevet lerret med tydelig struktur
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