the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A kind of linen first manufactured in Holland; a linen fabric used for window shades, children's garments, etc..
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. . Linen imported from the Netherlands.
n. Unbleached linen cloth, made in many places, but especially in Scotland.
Made of linen from the Netherlands, or of unbleached linen.
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n. a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
Word Usage
"We must now pass from the region of romance and fable to its very antipodes in realism; to the examination of a strip of fine linen cloth of the colour of brown holland, which is exhibited in the Public Library at Bayeux."