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Definition of Osnaburg
1. n. A species of coarse linen, originally made in Osnaburg, Germany.
Definition of Osnaburg
1. Noun. A plain, coarse textile fabric made from flax, tow or jute yarns. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Osnaburg
1. a cotton fabric [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Osnaburg
Literary usage of Osnaburg
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1851)
"osnaburg Bishopric (Vol. ii. pp. 358. 484.). — The occupiers of this bishopric
were princes ecclesiastical of the empire, and had not only the ordinary ..."
2. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1871)
"... Convention—Project of making Bishop of osnaburg King—Hamilton's Share in
forming the Constitution—Hostile Testimony discarded—Morris's Statement-^—How ..."
3. History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the by George Ticknor Curtis (1865)
"... Convention were framing a system of monarchical government, and that the Bishop
of osnaburg was to be sent for, to be the sovereign of the new kingdom. ..."
4. History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the by George Ticknor Curtis (1858)
"... Convention were framing a system of monarchical government, and that the Bishop
of osnaburg was to be sent for, to be the sovereign of the new kingdom. ..."
5. Annals of the Reign of King George the Third by John Aikin (1816)
"osnaburg united to Hanover. — The Property of the Knights of Malta in Spain
annexed to the Royal Domains.— Insurrections of the Blacks in the West Indies. ..."
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