linen
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During Greco-Roman times, Egyptian artists were called upon to inscribe funerary spells on linen mummy bandages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Turzanska constructed the players’ costumes from raw linen, using slightly enlarged, period-accurate shapes combined with contemporary latex paint.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
But he warned: "The linen backing is weakened by age, and the wool embroidery threads are vulnerable to stress."
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
"The linen backing is weakened by age, and the wool embroidery threads are vulnerable to stress," he said, adding that he had researched the process.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
I couldn’t make out Yakov’s features through the white linen, only the shape of his form.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing linen
Ancient Egypt - Introductory
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Queen of the Sea
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