Linen is a material made from the fibers of the flax (and historically, cannabis) plant. Linen - Flax fiber. Linen is descriptive of yarns spun entirely from flax fibers, or fabrics woven from linen yarns. It is strong, durable, and resists rotting in damp climates. It is one of the few textiles that has a greater breaking strength wet than dry. It has a long "staple" (individual strand length) relative to cotton and other natural fibers. The fiber in its un-spun state is called flax. After it ...

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Thich Nhat Hanh taught the power of mindfulness and the importance of being present and fully engaged in each moment and in each act. He told a friend that there are two ways to wash the dishes: The first is to wash the dishes in order to have clean dishes and the second is to wash the dishes in order to wash the dishes.

(See also: Mindfulness, Faith and Belief, Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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• To see linen in your dream, augurs prosperity and enjoyment.
• If a person appears to you dressed in linen garments, you will shortly be the recipient of joyful tidings in the nature of an inheritance.
• If you are apparelled in clean, fine linen, your fortune and fullest enjoyment in life is assured. If it be soiled, sorrow and ill luck will be met with occasionally, mingled with the good in your life.

Source: 10 000 Dream Interpretations, by Gustavus Hindman Miller

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County Antrim (Contae Aontroma in Irish) is one of the six Irish counties that form Northern Ireland. It is the 9th largest of the 32 traditional counties of Ireland in terms of area, and 2nd in terms of population behind Dublin. It is situated in the north-east corner of Ireland, in the province of Ulster. It is bounded north and east by the narrow seas separating Ireland from Scotland, the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea, south by Belfast Lough and the River Lagan dividing it from the County Down, west by Lough Neagh, dividing i ...

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Common flax (also known as linseed) is a member of the Linaceae family, which includes about 150 plant species widely distributed around the world. Some of them are grown in domestic flower beds, as flax is one of the few truly blue flowers. (Most "blue" flowers are really a shade of purple.) Under the dwindling Cronquist system of classifying the flowering plants, flax and related plants were placed in an order Linales. Modern classifications place them in the order Malpighiales. Flax is a Natural Fiber that belo ...

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The word line derives from the Latin linum, meaning flax plant from which linen is produced; at one time, a stretched linen thread was the most reliable way to determine a straight line. The word line can refer to: A "straight line", in the geometric sense; see line (mathematics). A length of rope. A queue area. A line of written, printed, or spoken text. Science and technology: An obsolete unit of measurement, equal to one-twelfth or later one-tenth

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The alb, one of the liturgical vestments of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and many Protestant churches, is an ample garment of white linen coming down to the ankles and usually girded with a cincture. It is simply the long linen tunic used by the Romans of old. It is the oldest liturgical vestment, and was adopted very early by Christians, and especially by the clergy for the Eucharistic liturgy. Nowadays, the alb is the common vestment for all ministers at Mass, both clerics and laypersons, and is worn over street clothes or the casso

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Baby blue is a lighter shade of cyan. It is known as a pastel color. The color is often used for clothing, decorations, and linen for baby boys in many Western cultures. Blue is generally seen as a color for boys; pink represents females. See also. List of colors ...

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Damask is a fabric of silk, wool, linen, cotton, or synthetic fibers, with a pattern formed by weaving. The term originally referred to ornamental silk fabrics from Damascus, which were elaborately woven in colours, sometimes with the addition of gold and other metallic threads. Today, it generally denotes a linen texture richly figured in the weaving with flowers, fruit, forms of animal life, and other types of ornament. Damask was first produced in China. India, Persia, and Syria, then the Byzantine Empire followed. In the We ...

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A cuff is the lower edge of a sleeve (or pant leg) turned back to show an ornamental border, or with an addition of lace or trimming; now used chiefly of the stiff bands of linen worn under the coat sleeve either loose or attached to the shirt. Typical shirt cuffs consist of french cuffs and button cuffs (also called barrel cuffs.) ...

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Twill tape is a flat twill-woven ribbon of cotton, linen, polyester, or wool. Twill tape is available in various widths, generally up to 1 inch (25 cm.), and a wide range of colors. Twill tape is used in sewing and tailoring to reinforce seams, make casings, bind edges, and make study ties for closing garments (for example, on hospital gowns. Categories: Sewing | Textiles ...

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A water wheel (also waterwheel, Norse mill, Persian wheel or noria) is a hydropower system; a system for extracting power from a flow of water. It was a widely used system in the Middle Ages, powering most industry in Europe, along with the windmill. The most common use of the water wheel was to mill flour, where it was known as the watermill, but other uses included foundry work and machining, and pounding linen for use in paper. The largest waterwheels in ...

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A coif is a close fitting cap that covers the top, back, and sides of the head, worn by all classes in England and Scotland from the Middle Ages to the early seventeenth century (and later as an old-fashioned cap for countrywomen and young children). Tudor and earlier coifs are usually made of unadorned white linen and tie under the chin. In the Elizabethan and early Jacobean eras, coifs were frequently decorated with blackwork embroidery and lace edging. Coifs were worn under gable hoods and hats of all sorts, and a ...

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In a house in the United States, a bathroom is a room containing a toilet, sink, bathtub, and shower. A bathroom also typically has cabinets, a mirror and a light fixture for the lighting. Bathrooms usually have linoleum or tile floors rather than carpet. Bathrooms also usually have a linen closet and might have racks to hang towels on. Bathroom American - Usage of the bathroom. The bathroom's main purpose is a place to excrete. Other typical uses of the bathroom include taking a shower, brushing te ...

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A bed sheet (also known as a "flat bed sheet" or a counterpane) is a type of bedding— a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth bed cover. It is this sheet that one typically lies on. They were traditionally white, but now often various patterns are used. They are larger than the bed, so they can be tucked under the mattress in order to be kept in place. A "fitted" bed sheet is not a simple flat cloth, but is sewn to match the shape of the mattress. The corners are fitted with elastic so they can be stretched over th ...

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The warp is the set of lengthwise threads attached to a loom before weaving begins. Each individual warp thread in a fabric is called a warp end. Warp means "that which is thrown across" (Old English wearp, from weorpan, to throw, cf. German werfen, Dutch werpen). Warp is spun fibre. Initially the fibre would have been wool or flax (which is known as linen when spun). These fibres provided a strong enough thread to be held under tension as the warp. With the improvements in spinning technology during ...

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This article is about magazine format. For bedding linens, see bed sheet. The bedsheet format, so called, was the size of many magazines published in the United States in the first third of the Twentieth Century. Magazines in bedsheet format were roughly the size of Life Magazine but with square spines. One noteworthy bedsheet magazine was the first science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories, April 1926. While the bedsheet size varied slightly from magazine to magazine, Amazing Stories #1 was 11

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The Dacian Draco was the standard of the ancient Dacian military. It had a wolf head with the mouth open, with a snake body, made out of bronze and it ended with some linen stripes. It was put on a rod and if held in the air while galloping, it made a whistling sound, due to the air which entered the wolf's mouth. The draco was originally developed by the Sarmatians and Alans, cavalry peoples of the steppes. The earliest evidence of the Draco in Dacia was found on 4th century BC pottery discovered in the Prahova county of Roma

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A hypocephalus is a small disk-shaped object made of papyrus, stuccoed linen, bronze, gold, wood, or clay, which Egyptians placed under the head of their dead ("hypocephalus" = hypó {Greek: "under, below"} + cephalus {Latin: "head"}). They believed it would magically cause the head and body to be enveloped in flames or radiance, making the deceased divine. Hypocephali symbolized the eye of Ra or Horus, representing the sun, and the scenes portrayed on it relate to the Egyptian concept of the resurrection and life ...

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