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  2. Linen - Wikipedia

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    The word linen is of West Germanic origin [4] and cognate to the Latin name for the flax plant, linum, and the earlier Greek λινόν (linón).. This word history has given rise to a number of other terms in English, most notably line, from the use of a linen (flax) thread to determine a straight line.

  3. Clothing in the ancient world - Wikipedia

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    This type of dress by the Ancient Sumerians inspired many other civilizations such as Ancient Greece, Egypt, Assyria, and Rome. For the upper class, these woven fabrics were dyed brilliant colors and decorated to show the status of an individual. Linen was a woven fabric that typically was only made for those with higher class. [41]

  4. Pleated linen - Wikipedia

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    The earliest form of pleated linen dates from ancient Egypt and can be seen in a garment known as the Tarkhan dress, which is over 5000 years old and is believed to be one of the oldest dresses in existence. [1] Other examples of pleated linen from ancient history include pleated linen from the tomb of queen Neferu. [2]

  5. Sindon (cloth) - Wikipedia

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    Sindon was an ancient Babylonian textile primarily made from linen. There are varying accounts of the texture and material, with some sources indicating cotton, linen, and silk. Sindon presents a source of confusion in various contexts. Certain scholars have interpreted this term to refer to dyed cotton fabrics.

  6. Clothing in ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Sample of ancient Egyptian linen from Saqqara, dating to 390-343 BC (Late Period) Modern illustration of a man's tunic in the style popularized in the New Kingdom. In ancient Egypt, linen was a common textile as it helped people to be comfortable in the subtropical heat.

  7. Clothing in ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    [4] [page needed] Clothes in ancient Greece were mainly homemade or locally made. [1] [page needed] All ancient Greek clothing was made out of natural fibers. Linen was the most common fabric due to the hot climate which lasted most of the year. [4] [page needed] On the rare occasion of colder weather, ancient Greeks wore wool.

  8. Linens - Wikipedia

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    The earliest known household linens were made from thin yarn spun from flax fibres to make linen cloth. Ancient Egypt, Babylon, and Phoenicia all cultivated flax crops. The earliest surviving fragments of linen cloth have been found in Egyptian tombs and date to 4000 BCE.

  9. Biblical clothing - Wikipedia

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    Clothing in ancient Greece primarily consisted of the chiton, peplos, himation, and chlamys. Despite popular imagination and media depictions of all-white clothing, elaborate design and bright colors were favored. [22] Greek clothing consisted of lengths of linen or wool fabric, which generally was rectangular.